Chinoiserie Ornaments
ca. 1760–85
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 11 7/16 × 7 11/16 in. (29 × 19.5 cm) Plate: 7 5/16 × 11 5/16 in. (18.5 × 28.8 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.91.251
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Jean Pillement · 1728–1808
**Jean-Baptiste Pillement (also known as Jean Pillement)** was a French painter, designer, and engraver born on 24 May 1728 in Lyon, where he also died on 26 April 1808. He became one of the most influential decorative artists of the Rococo period, celebrated for his delicate landscapes and exotic chinoiserie designs that spread across Europe through prints and decorative applications. Pillement ...