id: 133053
accession number: 1955.476
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.476
updated: 2023-01-19 15:23:07.646000
Étude de fleurs d'après nature: Spray of Flowers. Roubillac (French, 1739-). Crayon manner etching; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Mrs. William G. Mather 1955.476
title: Étude de fleurs d'après nature: Spray of Flowers
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creditline: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Mrs. William G. Mather
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culture: France, 18th century
technique: crayon manner etching
department: Prints
collection: PR - Etching
type: Print
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catalogue raisonne: Dunthorne 236.268
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* Roubillac (French, 1739-) - artist
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Flower and Fruit Prints and Drawings
opening date: 1960-05-25T04:00:00
Flower and Fruit Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 25-October 10, 1960).
title: Highlights of the Rococo: Norweb Ceramics and Related Arts
opening date: 1983-11-11T05:00:00
Highlights of the Rococo: Norweb Ceramics and Related Arts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 11, 1983-June 3, 1984).
title: The Flowering of the Botanical Print
opening date: 2016-03-26T00:00:00
The Flowering of the Botanical Print. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 26-July 3, 2016).
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Crayon manner etching was invented in the 18th century to simulate the texture of chalk drawings, which were very popular at the time. A tool with toothed points of varying thicknesses set at irregular intervals and angles (mattoir) imitated the random character of grains of chalk on textured paper. Etudes de fleurs d’après nature demonstrates how prints propagated floral designs that could be used in the applied arts. Artisans designing textiles or decorating furniture, for instance, were inspired by the compositions found on prints.
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