Studies taken from the common people or the Cries of Paris: Kind of Umbrella, Anne Claude Philippe, Comte de Caylus, 1746

A sort of umbrella. A woman wearing her overskirt over her head to shelter herself from the rain; she is seen standing in profile to the right. Date: 1746. Dimensions: image: 8 9/16 x 6 3/4 in. (21.8 x 17.1 cm) sheet: 9 1/4 x 6 13/16 in. (23.5 x 17.3 cm). Medium: etching with some engraving. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Études prises dans le bas peuple ou les Cris de Paris - Espéce de Parapluye