Etching of three stacked flower sprigs with roses, carnations and lily-like blooms, drawn in fine dark lines on pale paper within a thin border.

Flower Boughs, from Divers Bouquets d'Aprés Nature

A print of three stacked sprigs of flowers, drawn in fine lines within a thin rectangular border on pale paper. The top and bottom sprigs show roses and blossoms with leaves; the middle one shows carnations and a lily-like bloom with buds.

Artist: Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Date: 1728-1808
Medium: Etching on paper
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 2376 × 3999 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1808).
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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