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Branch of Fantastic Flowers, from "Collection of Different Imaginary Flowers in the Chinese Style, Suitable for the Manufacture of Silk and Calico Fabrics" (Recueil de differentes fleurs de Fantasie dans le goût Chinois, Propres aux Manufactures d'étoffes ..

Engraver Pierre Charles Canot French
Publisher J. B. Crépy French
1760
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  • Title: Branch of Fantastic Flowers, from "Collection of Different Imaginary Flowers in the Chinese Style, Suitable for the Manufacture of Silk and Calico Fabrics" (Recueil de differentes fleurs de Fantasie dans le goût Chinois, Propres aux Manufactures d'étoffes ..
  • Series/Portfolio: Recueil de differentes fleurs de Fantasie dans le goût Chinois, Propres aux Manufactures d'étoffes ..
  • Artist: Jean Pillement (French, Lyons 1728–1808 Lyons)
  • Engraver: Pierre Charles Canot (French, Paris 1710–1777 Kentish Town, London (active England))
  • Publisher: J. B. Crépy
  • Date: 1760
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 9 5/8 × 12 9/16 in. (24.4 × 31.9 cm)
    Sheet: 11 3/4 × 16 13/16 in. (29.8 × 42.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
  • Object Number: 21.91.80
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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