Flowers from Nouvelle Suite de Cahiers de Fleurs idéales a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres
1790–99
Medium
Etching, inked à la poupée
Dimensions
Plate: 7 11/16 × 5 7/16 in. (19.5 × 13.8 cm) Sheet: 8 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (22.5 × 17.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.91.16
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate etching, *Flowers* from Jean Pillement's *Nouvelle Suite de Cahiers Fleurs idéales a'usage des dessinateurs des peintres* (New Suite of Notebooks of Flowers for the Use of and Painters), dates to 1790–99. Created during the late Rococo to early Neoclassical transition in France, it reflects Pillement's renowned style of ornate, fantastical floral motifs, often inspired by nature but idealized for decorative purposes. Collaboratively printed with Anne Allen, this work served as a practical pattern book, offering artists and designers ready-to-use compositions for textiles, wallpap...