Floral Swags Framing an Empty Oval
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
Dimensions
11 7/16 x 14 1/8 in. (29 x 35.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1970
Accession Number
1970.736.41
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Jean Pillement|Jean-Baptiste-André Gautier-Dagoty · 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 ...