Title Page
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-360-1
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Clément Pierre Marillier a prominent French engraver and illustrator1740–1808), created this *Title Page* print sometime between 1759 and 1780, a period bridging the lavish Rococo style and the emerging Neoclassicism of the Enlightenment era. Active in Paris, Marillier was renowned for his delicate line work and contributions to book illustrations, capturing the intellectual fervor of 18th-century amid revolutionary cultural shifts. As a print classified in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection, this work exemplifies the era's mastery of printmaking techniques, which allowed for wide...