Flowers from Nouvelle Suite de Cahiers de fleurs ideales a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres (Nr 1)
1790–99
Medium
Etching, inked à la poupée
Dimensions
Plate: 7 11/16 × 5 7/16 in. (19.5 × 13.8 cm) Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 1/16 in. (24.4 × 18 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.91.12
Art Historical Context
Behold *Flowers from Nouvelle Suite de Cahiers de ideales a l'usage dessinateurs et desres (Nr 1)*, a delicate etching by Jean Pillement and Anne, created between 1790 and 1799. This intimate plate, measuring just 7 11/16 × 5 7/16 inches, captures an arrangement of idealized blooms, part of a "New Suite of Notebooks of Ideal Flowers" designed specifically for draftsmen and painters. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department (acquired via the Rogers Fund in 1921), it exemplifies the ornamental print tradition, blending artistry with practical utility. The innova...