Persian Flowers
| Title | Persian Flowers |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808) |
| Date | 1755 18th century |
| Medium | etching |
| Classification | |
| Origin | France France |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Persian Flowers, 1755. Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808). Etching; plate: 30.7 x 20.7 cm (12 1/16 x 8 1/8 in.); sheet: 42.8 x 29 cm (16 7/8 x 11 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Carole W. and Charles B. Rosenblatt Endowment Fund, 2022.250.2 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Persian Flowers” is a work by Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808), dated 1755. It is executed in etching 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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The artist
This work is attributed to Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808). Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
The medium
Catalogued as print. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1755. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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