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New Suite of Chinese Albums, No. 2, plate 4
about 1760
Medium/Technique
Etching in color, printed from two plates
Dimensions
Platemark: 19.3 x 14 cm (7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Sheet: 25.8 x 23 cm (10 3/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Sheet: 25.8 x 23 cm (10 3/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Ellen Page Hall Fund
Accession Number34.645
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Guilmard p.189
DescriptionPlate from Nouvelle Suitte de Cahiers chinois a l'usage des Déssinateurs, et des Peintres. Inventés, et déssinés Par Jean Pillement. Graves par Anne allen; No. 2
Etching printed in color from two plates--
A: blue; orange upper part of man and stipple on rocks, violet man, flowers and foliage; brown rigging, boat rail, and accents on boat; red flowers.
B: violet sail; orange and olive boat, orange leaves; green, olive, and brown.
Registration holes at plate corners
Etching printed in color from two plates--
A: blue; orange upper part of man and stipple on rocks, violet man, flowers and foliage; brown rigging, boat rail, and accents on boat; red flowers.
B: violet sail; orange and olive boat, orange leaves; green, olive, and brown.
Registration holes at plate corners
InscriptionsIn plate lower left: J. Pillement in.
In plate lower right: anne
in pen and brown ink lower right margin: no. 2 4e
In plate lower right: anne
in pen and brown ink lower right margin: no. 2 4e
ProvenanceG. Mathias; from whom purchased by MFA, October 1934.