Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-539-179
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
This elegant print by Jean Mariette, a French engraver and art dealer (1660–1742), dates to 1727, a vibrant period in the French Regency era. Mariette came from a dynasty of publishers who played a key role in disseminating images of masterworks across Europe, making high art accessible through affordable reproductions. His works often captured the ornate Rococo style emerging at the time, blending intricate line work with a sense of lightness and elegance that mirrored the era's decorative arts. Created as an etching or engraving—a medium that revolutionized art by allowing precise reproduct...