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A New Book of Chinese Ornaments, plate 3
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Man seated with a bird perched on a circular frame
A New Book of Chinese Ornaments, plate 3
Designed and engraved by: Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808)
Printer and Publisher: Robert Sayer (English, 1725–1794)
Printer and Publisher: Robert Sayer (English, 1725–1794)
1755
Medium/Technique
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
Platemark: 42.2 x 27 cm (16 5/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
Sheet: 46 x 29.3 cm (18 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.)
Sheet: 46 x 29.3 cm (18 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.1260.3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Riotor [1930], vol. 2, cf. pl. 62
DescriptionPlate 3 from A New Book of Chinese Ornaments. Invented & Engraved by J. Pillement 1755.
InscriptionsAt bottom: London Printed for Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street
L.r.: J. Pillement inv. & Sculp.
U.r.: 3
L.r.: J. Pillement inv. & Sculp.
U.r.: 3
ProvenanceG. Mathias; from whom purchased by MFA, July 1930.