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Two figures on a fantastic see-saw facing each other, one seated, one standing on one foot.


Cahier de balançoires chinoises
After: Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808)
Jean Jacques Avril, père (French, 1744–1831)
Late 18th century

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 35.2 x 24.3 cm (13 7/8 x 9 9/16 in.)
Mount: 43 x 27.7 cm (16 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.1213.3
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlate from Cahier de Balançoires Chinoises Inventées et Desinées par J. Pillement,
Premier Peintre du Roy de Pologne Grave par J.J. Avril.
InscriptionsIn the plate: U.l.: B; L.l.: J. Pillement Inv. et del.; L.r.: J.J. Avril Sculp.
ProvenancePDP Register entry: Date acquired, 7/1/1930 [exact to month]