Trumpet Flowers and Daisies

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Artist, French, 1728 - 1808

Large floral designs with detailed petals, clusters of berries, branches and leaves, a butterfly, and a dragonfly are depicted in this image. The color palette is mainly monochrome with subtle soft pink accents. Flowers, branches, and berries are prominent in the upper left and center, while a butterfly is in the upper right. Branches with elongated leaves run from the top right to the bottom center, where the dragonfly is located in the lower left corner among downward-facing flared elements. The square background is framed by lighter triangular corners.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and red chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (octagon): 20.8 x 20.8 cm (8 3/16 x 8 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.54.3


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

on verso in graphite, circled: 44

Watermarks

Fleur-de-lis (close to Heawood 1837)

Wikidata ID

Q64581181

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