Le Printemps from Les Quatre Saisons

Jean-Baptiste Réveillonca. 1785

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Two identical panels, produced by Reveillon. Two arabesque designs with personification of Spring printed in grisaille with pink inset cameos. Rose bouquet-filled vessels fitted with satyr's mask handles. Printed on turquoise ground.

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Title: Le Printemps from Les Quatre Saisons
Creator: Jean-Baptiste Réveillon
Creator Lifespan: 1725/1811
Date Created: ca. 1785
Physical Dimensions: w537 x h2475 cm
Type: Sidewall
Rights: Museum purchase from the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, General Acquisitions Endowment, Eleanor G. Hewitt, and Pauline Cooper Noyes Funds
Medium: Block-printed on handmade paper
Dimensions: H x W: 247.5 x 53.7 cm (97 7/16 x 21 1/8in.)Overall (b): 251.5 x 55 cm (8 ft. 3 in. x 21 5/8 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Jean-Baptiste Réveillon