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Floral Swags Framing an Empty Oval

Jean Pillement, 1735

MEDIUMPen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
DIMENSIONS11 7/16 x 14 1/8 in. (29 x 35.8 cm)
LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
COLLECTIONDrawings and Prints
CREDIT LINEGift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1970
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Jean Pillement

Jean Pillement, a globe-trotting French painter, spread the delicate Rococo and Chinoiserie styles across 18th-century Europe through his enchanting designs for textiles, porcelain, and royal palaces.

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