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Vignette by François Joullain, France, 1697 – 1778

Classification

Print

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Accession Number

1919-10-49

About this artwork

Research in Progress

Art Historical Context

**Vignette** *François Joullain (France, 1697–1778), 1760–1761* Etching or engraving (medium research in progress) Smithsonian American Art Museum, Collection François Joullain, skilled French engraver of the Rococo era, created this delicate *Vignette* around 1760–1761, during the lavish final days of France's Ancien Régime. Working in Paris, Joullain specialized intricate prints that adorned books, decorative arts, and collector's albums. Vignettes like this one were small, ornamental designs—often floral, architectural, or figural—that framed text or stood alone as elegant embellis...

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