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Washerwoman by a Brook

Jean Pillement, 1740

MEDIUMPen and ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of black chalk
DIMENSIONS13 x 8 7/16 in. (33 x 21.5 cm)
LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
COLLECTIONDrawings and Prints
CREDIT LINEBequest of Ella Morris de Peyster, 1957
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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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