Title Page
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-460-1
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Title Page** by François Roumier (French, late 1600s–1748) is a captivating example of 18th-century French printmaking, now housed in the Smithsonian American Museum's Smithsonian Collection. as a print—though the exact medium remains under study—this work served as a title page, common feature in illustrated books or print series of the era. Roumier, active during the Rococo period, was known for his intricate engravings that blended elegance with technical precision, often adorning scholarly or artistic volumes. Dated 1750, two years after the artist's death, the piece likely reflects pos...