Title of the Seventh Set of "Suite des Fragmens"
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-26
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Louis-Marin Bonnet (1736–1793), a masterful French engraver of the late Rococo era, created *Title of the Seventh Set "Suite des Fragmens around 1785. in Paris during the opulent final decades of the Ancien Régime, Bon specialized in innovative printmaking techniques, particularly the "crayon manner"— method using roulette tools to mimic the soft textures of pastel drawings. This print, part of a larger suite likely featuring fragmented ornamental motifs or arabesques, exemplifies his skill in producing affordable, colorful reproductions that brought high art to bourgeois homes. As a color pr...