Spray of Flowers

A black-and-white etching of a flowering spray rising from a curling base, with spiky star-shaped blossoms, bell-shaped buds and feathery leaves. It is printed on a cream sheet with wide margins and the edge of a bound book visible at the left.

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Date

1760

Medium

Etching on laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

3182 × 4000 px

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