Bound print
Medium
Bound print
Classification
Bound print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-538-92
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Bound Print by Jean Mariette (1727)** Jean Mariette, a masterful French engraver and art dealer (1660–1742), this *Bound Print* in 1727, during the Regency period under Philippe II, Duke of Orléans. Born into a dynasty of print publishers, Mariette was renowned for his intricate reproductive engravings after old masters and contemporaries, bridging the late Baroque and emerging Rococo styles. His works captured the elegance of French court life, disseminating sophisticated designs through affordable prints—a revolutionary medium for art lovers beyond elite circles. As a "bound print," this...