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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: creation date earliest: creation date latest: current location: creditline: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Mrs. William G. Mather copyright: --- culture: France, 18th century technique: crayon manner etching department: Prints collection: PR - Etching type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: Dunthorne 236.268 --- CREATORS * Roubillac (French, 1739-) - artist --- measurements: state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- 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). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES