Shepherds Resting by a Stream
Medium
gouache and pastel on prepared canvas
Dimensions
overall: 77 x 101 cm (30 5/16 x 39 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Robert H. and Clarice Smith Fund
Accession Number
1983.72.1
About the Artist
Jean-Baptiste Pillement · 1728–1808
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 ce...