COQUETIERS
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-404-33
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Coquetiers** *Henri Sallembier (French, ca. 1753–1820), 1805* Print; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council Step into the refined world of early 19th-century France *Coquetiers* by Henri Sallembier, skilled French printmaker active during the Napoleonic era. Created in 1805, this work—classified as a print, though its exact medium awaits further research—captures the artist's talent for rendering everyday elegance. The title, translating to "egg cups" in English, hints at a charming depiction of domestic objects, evoking the intimate still-li...