Vignette
Classification
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...