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Flowers from Nouvelle Suite de Cahiers de fleurs ideales a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres (Nr 1)
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Flowers from Nouvelle Suite de Cahiers de fleurs ideales a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres (Nr 1)

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)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1921

Classification

Prints|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