Fanciful Flowers and Bugs
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Fanciful Flowers and Bugs

TitleFanciful Flowers and Bugs
ArtistJean-Baptiste Pillement
Mediumblack and red chalk on laid paper
ClassificationDrawing
Holding institutionNational Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit lineGift of Pamela B. Ohrstrom
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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“Fanciful Flowers and Bugs” is a work by Jean-Baptiste Pillement. It is executed in black and red chalk on laid paper and classified as drawing. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Dated to 18th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.

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