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Jean Baptiste Pillement

Persian Flowers

1755
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The artist Jean Baptiste Pillement was employed by Marie Antoinette to create decorations for her legendary retreat, the Petit Trianon, at Versailles.

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