Title: Still Life: Tea Set

Artist: Étienne Liotard

Still Life: Tea Set Artist: Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702–1789) Date: About 1781–83 Medium: Oil on canvas, mounted on board Text: Here the artist created a delightful Rococo paradox by suggesting messiness and informality with his meticulous technique and careful composition. This kind of wit and charm would have been as highly prized by wealthy collectors of the eighteenth century as were the Chinese porcelain and lacquer the artist so brilliantly depicted.