Jean-Claude’s work is defined by its rococo sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Elephant Candelabrum Vase (Vase à Tête d'Eléphant)
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1740) Design attributed to Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, c. 1695–1774) Painted by Pierre-Louis-Philippe Armand (French, active 1758–1781)

Vase (Vase à Oreilles)
Designed by Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, c. 1695-1774) Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory (French, 1740-1756, after became Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory)

Ewer and Basin (Pot a l'Eau et jatte Feuille d'Eau)
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1740) Probably designed by Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, c. 1695–1774)

Vase (Cuvette Mahon)
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1740) Probably designed by Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, c. 1695–1774) Painting attributed to Charles Nicolas Dodin (French, 1734–1803)

Vase (Vase à oreilles)
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1740) Probably designed by Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, c. 1695-1774) Painting attributed to by André-Vincent Vielliard (French, 1717-1790, active 1752-1790)

Pair of Vases (Pots Pourris à Bobèches)
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1740) Designed by Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, c. 1695–1774) Painting attributed to by André-Vincent Vieillard (French, 1717–90, active 1752–90)

Vase
Designed by Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, c. 1695–1774) Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory (French, 1740–1756, after became Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory)

Vase
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (French, founded 1740) Probably designed by Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, c. 1695-1774)

Pair of Vases
Mounts attributed to Jean-Claude Duplessis (born Savoy [now Italy], active France, about 1695–1774) Vases: China (probably Jingdezhen); mounts: Paris

Vase
Designed by Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, c. 1695–1774) Vincennes Porcelain Manufactory (French, 1740–1756, after became Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory)

Water Lilies
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer)
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

Cliff Walk at Pourville
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

St. Jerome Praying
Claude Mellan French, 1598-1688

Water Lily Pond
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

The Beach at Sainte-Adresse
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

Bordighera
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armans, from Tableaux historiques de la Révolution francaise, volume III
Jean Duplessi-Bertaux (French, 1747-1819) and Charles François Gabriel Levachez (French, active 1780-1820)

Man Lighting Girl's Cigarette (Jean Patchett), New York
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009