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Print, Title page, Plate 1 from "Nouvelle suite de cahiers chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres" No.3, Inventes et dessines par Jean Pillement. Graves par Anne Allen.

This is a Print. It was designed by Jean-Baptiste Pillement and printed by Anne Allen. It is dated after 1775 and we acquired it in 1921. Its medium is etching with colored inks à la poupé 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.

Its dimensions are

19.3 x 13.7 cm (7 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.) Platemark: 19.3 x 13.7 cm (7 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.) 23.5 x 18.5 cm (9 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.) Mount: 24.8 x 19.9 cm (9 3/4 x 7 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

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

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: 6 / 1; lower right margin: 9. Inscribed on plate, lower center: No. 2; center: Nouvelle suite/ de cahiers chinois/ a l'usage des/ dessinateurs et des/ Peintres. Inventes/ et dessines par/ Jean Pillement/Graves par/ Anne Allen.

Cite this object as

Print, Title page, Plate 1 from "Nouvelle suite de cahiers chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres" No.3, Inventes et dessines par Jean Pillement. Graves par Anne Allen.; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808); Printed by Anne Allen (English, active France, ca. 1750–1810); France; etching with colored inks à la poupé on off-white laid paper; 19.3 x 13.7 cm (7 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.) Platemark: 19.3 x 13.7 cm (7 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.) 23.5 x 18.5 cm (9 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.) Mount: 24.8 x 19.9 cm (9 3/4 x 7 13/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-41-25

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