The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 17, 2025

Suite of Vases: Plate 12

1746

Jacques François Saly

(French, 1717–1776)
France, 18th century
etching
Sheet: 29.9 x 23.2 cm (11 3/4 x 9 1/8 in.); Platemark: 19 x 12.9 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1996.229.13
Catalogue raisonné: Guilmard 8
Location: Not on view

Description

Trained as a sculptor, Saly etched a series of 30 vase designs while studying at the Académie de France in Rome. After his return to Paris, the publication announcement for the Suite of Vases endorsed the prints as an indication of the sculptor’s ingenuity and freedom of design. The vase designs also nourished an appetite for the revival of classical elements, or Neoclassicism, in decorative arts that developed in the mid-18th century.
  • Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 6, 2016).
    Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001).
  • {{cite web|title=Suite of Vases: Plate 12|url=false|author=Jacques François Saly|year=1746|access-date=17 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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