Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

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• Works of Art
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Artist Index: Huet, Jean Baptiste (French, 1745–1811)

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Works of Art (2) Les Traveaux de la Manufacture (The Activities of the Factory), 1783–84, Jean-Baptiste Huet (French), designer; Manufactured at the Oberkampf factory, Jouy, French (Jouy), Linen (26.233.8, 27.44.3) Toile de Jouy: Les monuments d'Égypte, ca. 1808, Manufacture de Jouy (French); Designer: Jean-Baptiste Huet (French), after a drawing by Louis-François Cassas (French), Roller-printed cotton (X.404)

Thematic Essays (2) Empire Style, 1800–1815 Textile Production in Europe: Printed, 1600–1800