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Design for the "Cahier de Balençoires Chinoises"
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Design for the "Cahier de Balençoires Chinoises"

Medium

Black chalk, with stumping, framing lines in pen and brown ink

Dimensions

Sheet: 11 7/8 × 8 1/8 in. (30.2 × 20.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2023

Classification

Drawings|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

About Jean Pillement

1728–1808France

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