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Fantastic Flowers with Oyster-shell Blossoms

Anne Allen after Jean-Baptiste Pillement

National Gallery of Art

The image contains large butterfly-like shapes in the lower half, with concentric patterns in shades of yellow, blue, and brown. Above are lush green fern leaves with red and pink clusters of flowers. The color palette includes green, yellow, brown, red, and pink. The butterflies are positioned lower in the image, while the ferns and flowers extend diagonally from left to top-right.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1795
Medium
etching inked à la poupée in green, blue, red, purple, golden brown, and yellow on pale green wove paper
Dimensions
3190 × 4466 px
Public Domain
Yes
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