id:			133053
accession number:	1955.476
share license status:	Copyrighted
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
	<i>Flower and Fruit Prints and Drawings</i>. 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
	<i>Highlights of the Rococo: Norweb Ceramics and Related Arts</i>. 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
	<i>The Flowering of the Botanical Print</i>. 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 (<em>mattoir</em>) imitated the random character of grains of chalk on textured paper. <em>Etudes de fleurs d’après nature</em> 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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