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Bound Print, La Brouette
This is a Bound print. It was designed by Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin and print maker: Étienne Fessard and published by Étienne Fessard. It is dated 1753-1757 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
Anthropomorphized butterflies direct a bath chair with a single insect occupant. The term "bath chair" derives from its initial function—transporting invalids to the natural mineral and thermal spring bathhouses. Adopted by the upper classes, Aubin might be mocking its use by those who considered themselves too delicate to walk.
This object was
donated by
Advisory Council.
It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
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- tire, touch sample.
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Its dimensions are
Sheet: 24.5 × 40.2 cm (9 5/8 × 15 13/16 in.) Platemark: 18.4 × 27.6 cm (7 1/4 × 10 7/8 in.) Image: 17.9 × 27 cm (7 1/16 × 10 5/8 in.)
It is inscribed
Printed lower center, in plate: LA BROUETTE; Inscribed in graphite, lower left, vertically: 3; Inscribed in graphite, lower left, in plate: C-6325
Cite this object as
Bound Print, La Brouette; Designed by Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin (French, 1721–1786); Print Maker: Étienne Fessard (French, 1714–1777); etching on laid paper; Sheet: 24.5 × 40.2 cm (9 5/8 × 15 13/16 in.) Platemark: 18.4 × 27.6 cm (7 1/4 × 10 7/8 in.) Image: 17.9 × 27 cm (7 1/16 × 10 5/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-402-3
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Embroidered and Embellished.
