Fleuron for the Title Pages
1795
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1795
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Fleuron for the Title Pages is a 1795 ink by Pierre-Philippe Choffard, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows delicate floral designs meant for book pages. It’s a small but fancy piece made for a fancy book’s title page. You can see tiny leaves and blooms arranged with careful lines. Choffard made this in 1795, near the end of the 1700s. He used a technique called etching, where acid eats away metal plates. The lines are sharp and thin, showing off his skill with tiny details. This looks like fancy wallpaper but for words. Check out the National Gallery of Art, Washington to see it in person.
