Nouvelle Suitte de Cahiers de fleurs idéales, a l'usage des déssinateurs et des Peintres
Classification
ornament
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-41-33
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Jean-Baptiste Pillement (1728–1808), a prolific French Rococo artist, created *Nouvelle Suitte deiers de fleurs idéales, a l des déssurs et des Peint* (New Suite of Notebooks of Ideal Flowers, for the Use of and Painters) after1775. This work, classified as an ornament in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection, reflects Pillement's expertise in decorative design. Purchased for the museum by the Advisory Council, exemplifies his pattern books—practical resources filled with fantastical floral motifs intended for artists, engravers, and craftspeople. Pillement, who traveled extensivel...