Explication des peintures, sculptures et gravures, de messieurs de l'Académie royale : dont l'exposition a été ordonnée, suivant l'intention de Sa Majesté
This is a Paris exhibition catalogue of 1789 issued by the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, listing paintings, sculptures and prints for the Salon ordered by the crown. The single picture is a small black woodcut-style floral spray, a bouquet of blossoms and leaves with a dark rosette at its centre, printed as a headpiece or tailpiece on aged paper; a designer could take from it a compact, hand-cut botanical ornament that suits a vignette or divider.
