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Etching of a fantastical plant sprig with feathery fronds, leaves, and clustered blossoms or fruit on pale paper, with inscriptions in the lower corners.

Fantastic Flower

A delicate etching on pale paper shows a fantastical sprig of feathery fronds, leafy stems, and clustered blossoms or fruit in an open, airy composition. Fine hatched lines model the foliage, and small inscriptions in the lower corners bear the names of the artist and a second person.

Artist
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Date
18th century
Medium
Etching on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3071 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1800).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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