Fantastic Flowers with Oyster-shell Blossoms

Creator Name

Jean-Baptiste Pillement;
Anne Allen

Cultural Context

Date

c. 1795, 1751 to 1775

Source

Work details

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Title

Fantastic Flowers with Oyster-shell Blossoms

Creator

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728 - 1808, artist after;
Anne Allen, French, active 1790s, artist

Worktype

Cultural Context

Material

etching inked à la poupée in green, blue, red, purple, golden brown, and yellow on pale green wove paper

Dimensions

plate: 19.6 x 13.8 cm (7 11/16 x 5 7/16 in.) sheet: 26 x 23.3 cm (10 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.)

Technique

etching

Language

Date

c. 1795, 1751 to 1775

Provenance

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund; Donor: Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund; Source: Monsieur Arsene Bonafous-Murat

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

French

Source

Subjects

fantasy; botanical

Topic

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