Print, Ornamental Design from "Nouvelle suite de cahiers chinois a l'usage des Dessinateurs et des peintres", No.2, Inventés et dessinés par Jean Pillement. Gravés par Anne Allen. ", after 1775, Jean-Baptiste Pillement, after 1775

Irregular cartouche composed of trees, bridges, and fantastic foliage executed in the chinoiserie style. A small figure balances on a bell laden rope suspended between two platforms at center. A group of three figures watch the performance from a draped bridge at lower left. Date: after 1775. Dimensions: 19.3 x 14 cm (7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.); Platemark: 19.3 x 14 cm (7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.); ; 24.4 x 20 cm (9 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.). Medium: etching, ink, laid paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Print, Ornamental Design from "Nouvelle suite de cahiers chinois a l'usage des Dessinateurs et des peintres", No.2, Inventés et dessinés par Jean Pillement. Gravés par Anne Allen. ", after 1775 (CH 18217655-2)