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Print, Ostrich Rirders, Plate from a Set of Chinoiserie Representations

This is a Print. It was designed by Jean-Baptiste Pillement and print maker: Martin de Monchy. It is dated 1770–1780 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

35.9 × 25.4 cm (14 1/8 in. × 10 in.)

It is inscribed

Bottom: "J. Pillement delin." "Demonchy sculp"; top left: "C".

Cite this object as

Print, Ostrich Rirders, Plate from a Set of Chinoiserie Representations; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808); Print Maker: Martin de Monchy (b. 1746); France; etching on paper; 35.9 × 25.4 cm (14 1/8 in. × 10 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1920-36-178

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