Le Gout
ca. 1736-55
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-517-4
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Le Gout** *François-Thomas Mondon (French, 1709–1755), ca. 1736–55* *Print; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council* Step into the elegant world of 18th France with *Le Gout* by François-Thomas Mondon a skilled French printmaker whose career spanned the height of the Rococo era under Louis XV. Created around 1736–55, this print captures the period's fascination with sensory pleasures and decorative refinement. The title, translating to "Taste" from French, evokes the long-standing artistic tradition of personifying the five senses—a popular alle...