The Grammar of Ornament
published 1856
Owen Jones (author) with Francis Bedford (lithographer)
Author, British, 1809 - 1874
Lithographer, British, 1816 - 1894
Artwork overview
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Medium
bound volume with 100 chromolithographic plates
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
page size: 55.7 x 36.9 cm (21 15/16 x 14 1/2 in.)
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Accession Number
1997.109.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
T.C.L. Sparkes, England; Percy B. Tubbs; Christopher Tower; purchased 1997 by NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2000
Art Nouveau, 1890-1914, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, no. 39, as The Grammar of Ornament, London.
2022
Sargent and Spain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, 2022-2023.
Bibliography
2000
Art Nouveau, 1890-1914. Exh. cat. Victoria and Albert Museum, London; National Gallery of Art, Washington; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. London, 2000: no. 39.