Fantastic Flowers with Oyster-shell Blossoms
| Title | Fantastic Flowers with Oyster-shell Blossoms |
|---|---|
| Artist | Anne Allen after Jean-Baptiste Pillement |
| Date | c. 1795 18th century |
| Medium | etching inked à la poupée in green, blue, red, purple, golden brown, and yellow on pale green wove paper |
| Classification | |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Fantastic Flowers with Oyster-shell Blossoms” is a work by Anne Allen after Jean-Baptiste Pillement, dated c. 1795. It is executed in etching inked à la poupée in green, blue, red, purple, golden brown, and yellow on pale green wove paper and classified as print. 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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