Cartel décoré pour le Commerce
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-239-4
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Cartel Décoré pour le Commerce** *Pierre-Gabriel Berth (French, 1737–1831), ca.1758* *Print; Smithsonian American Art Museum* around 1758 by French engraver Pierre-Gabriel Berthault *Cartel Décoré pour Commerce*—or "Decorated Cartel Commerce"—is a charming print showcasing the ornate decorative arts of mid-18th-century France Berthault, renowned for his intricate engravings of architecture and ornamental designs, captures a "cartel," a lavish wall-mounted plaque or clock frame, themed around commerce. This reflects the era's fascination with trade and prosperity, symbolized through ele...