Sprays of Seven Ideal Flowers and One Quasi-Naturalistic Flower

Seven stylized sprays and one more naturalistic flowering branch are drawn in black and red crayon on cream paper. Scattered across the sheet, the sprigs show fan-like leaves, rounded blossoms, and clustered buds with soft rose-toned shading.

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Date

1775–1800

Medium

Black, red crayon on cream paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2999 × 1778 px

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