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
1921-6-539-19
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Jean Mariette (1660–1742), a prominent French engraver, print publisher, and art dealer from a celebrated dynasty of connoisseurs, created this *Bound print* in 7. Working during France's Regency period under Philippe II, Duke ofléans, Mariette specialized in reproductive engravings after master painters, amassing vast collections that influenced Europe's artistic elite. His prints were prized for their technical precision and role in disseminating Baroque and early Rococo imagery to collectors worldwide. As a "bound print," this work likely formed part of an album or volume—a common 18th-cen...