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Chinoiserie Ornaments

Jean Pillement

ca. 1760–85

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 12 5/8 × 8 11/16 in. (32 × 22 cm) Plate: 11 1/4 × 7 11/16 in. (28.5 × 19.5 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1921

Classification

Prints|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Jean Pillement

1728–1808 • France

In the early part of his career, he worked as a textile designer at the Gobelins factory, and as a decorative painter in Spain and Portugal. He eventually moved to London, where in 1955 he published the first of many books of Chinoiserie designs. However, he was most well-known for his prints of flowers. His popularity waned significantly when Rococo design fell out of fashion at the end of the century. French painter and designer; In the early part of his career, he worked as a textile designer at the Gobelins factory, and as a decorative painter in Spain and Portugal. He eventually moved to London, where in 1755 he published the first of many books of Chinoiserie designs. However, he was most well-known for his prints of flowers. Comment on works: Landscapes

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