Title Page
early 18th century
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-411-56
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Title Page** *Jean-Bernard Turreau (French, 1672–1731), early 18th century* *Print; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council* Step into the refined world of early 18th-century French printmaking with Jean-Bernard Turreau's *Title Page*. Created during a time when prints were revolutionizing art dissemination across Europe, this work exemplifies the meticulous craft of engraving. Turreau, a skilled French artist active from the late 17th to early 18th century, captured the elegance of the era in this introductory piece, likely designed as the orna...