Landscape
1800–1830
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
25 x 37 in. (63.5 x 94 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of the Members of the Committee of the Bertha King Benkard Memorial Fund, 1946
Accession Number
46.67.83
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Jean Pillement · 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 ...