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Flowers in a Silver Caster, Fruit in the Foreground

18th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Flowers in a Silver Caster, Fruit in the Foreground
  • Artist: Jacques André Portail (French, Brest 1695–1759 Versailles)
  • Date: 18th century
  • Medium: Watercolor, over traces of graphite
  • Dimensions: 13 5/8 x 10 7/8 in. (34.6 x 27.6 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.190.119
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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