Vignette
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1907-7-8-b
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Vignette** *Jakob Frey (Swiss, active Italy, 1681–1752), ca. 1715 Print; Smithsonian American Art Museum ob Frey, a Swiss artist who spent much of his career Italy, created this delicate *Vignette* around 1715. Born in the late 17th century, Frey was part of a vibrant era when printmaking flourished across Europe, allowing artists to reproduce intricate designs for books, decorative arts, and collectors. As a print, this work exemplifies the technical precision of engraving or etching, techniques that captured fine details and subtle gradations—hallmarks of early 18th-century craftsma...