Prints and Maps
Jean Baptiste Pillement (Etcher)
Paris, France, Europe
1760-1780
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid); Paper (wove)
Etched, Hand colored, Painted
1969.1776
Object Number1969.1776 |
Print (Etching)
Prints and Maps
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Jean Baptiste Pillement (Etcher)
1728-1808
"In the early part of his career, he worked as a textile designer at the Gobelins factory, and as a decorative painter in Spain and Portugal. He eventually moved to London, where in 1755 he published the first of many books of Chinoiserie designs. However, he was most well-known for his prints of flowers. His popularity waned significantly when Rococo design fell out of fashion at the end of the century." (Source: ULAN).
Paris, France, Europe
1760-1780
1. Signature; Bottom right; Jean Pillement
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid); Paper (wove)
Etched, Hand colored, Painted
20.2 (H) , 12.8 (W) , 20.5 (Image H) , 13 (Image W)
51.31 (H) , 32.6 (W) , 20.5 (Image H) , 13 (Image W)
H at left. W at bottom.
none
Hand colored with watercolors
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