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Print, Differentes Figures Chinoises inventées et Dessinées par J. Pillement

This is a Print. It was designed by Jean-Baptiste Pillement and published by Charles Leviez and Chez Le Pere et Avaulez and print maker: Pierre-Charles Canot, Jean-Jacques Avril the Elder and François-Joseph Coulubrier. It is dated 1758–74 and we acquired it in 1920. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

It is inscribed

Léon Decloux ex-libris pasted onto center of upper cover pastedown; inscribed in red ink in center of Léon Decloux Ex Libris: 198

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Print, Differentes Figures Chinoises inventées et Dessinées par J. Pillement; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808); Print Maker: Pierre-Charles Canot (French, 1710 - 1777), Jean-Jacques Avril the Elder (French, 1744 - 1831), François-Joseph Coulubrier (French, active 1751 – 1793); Published by Charles Leviez (French, 1708–1778), Chez Le Pere et Avaulez; Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-379

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