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Print, Nouvelle suite de cahiers chinois a l'usage des Dessinateurs et des peintres", no.2

This is a Print. It was designed by Jean-Baptiste Pillement and print maker: Anne Allen. It is dated 1790–1799 and we acquired it in 1921. Its medium is etching with colored inks à la poupée on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

  • Drawing, Design for Grotesque Decoration
  • pen and brown ink, black chalk on off-white laid paper, mounted on laid paper .
  • Museum purchase through gift of the Misses Leupp and Mary Turlay Robinson and....
  • 1994-64-1

Its dimensions are

19.5 x 13.8 cm (7 11/16 x 5 7/16 in.) Platemark: 19.5 x 13.8 cm (7 11/16 x 5 7/16 in.) 24.5 x 19.5 cm (9 5/8 x 7 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: Blind stamp: Cooper Union Museum New York [Lugt 457e]

It is signed

In plate lower left in green ink: J. PIllement in. In plate lower right in green ink: Anne Allen S

It is inscribed

Lower left in graphite: B / 4 Lower right margin in graphite: 7

Cite this object as

Print, Nouvelle suite de cahiers chinois a l'usage des Dessinateurs et des peintres", no.2; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808); Print Maker: Anne Allen (English, active France, ca. 1750–1810); France; etching with colored inks à la poupée on off-white laid paper; 19.5 x 13.8 cm (7 11/16 x 5 7/16 in.) Platemark: 19.5 x 13.8 cm (7 11/16 x 5 7/16 in.) 24.5 x 19.5 cm (9 5/8 x 7 11/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-41-23

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