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Chinoiserie with a woman playing a gong, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt (Series of Chinoiserie Figures. . .From the Chambers of Mr. d'Azaincourt), plate 6

Jean Pierre Louis Laurent Hoüel French
After François Boucher French
Publisher Gilles Demarteau French

1755–76

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Chinoiserie with a woman playing a gong, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt (Series of Chinoiserie Figures. . .From the Chambers of Mr. d'Azaincourt), plate 6, Jean Pierre Louis Laurent Hoüel (French, Rouen 1735–1813 Paris), Etching and engraving — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Chinoiserie with a woman playing a gong, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt (Series of Chinoiserie Figures. . .From the Chambers of Mr. d'Azaincourt), plate 6

Series/Portfolio: Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt

Artist: Jean Pierre Louis Laurent Hoüel (French, Rouen 1735–1813 Paris)

Artist: After François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)

Publisher: Gilles Demarteau (French, Liège 1722–1776 Paris)

Date: 1755–76

Medium: Etching and engraving

Dimensions: Plate: 8 7/8 × 6 7/8 in. (22.5 × 17.4 cm)
Sheet: 13 11/16 × 10 1/4 in. (34.8 × 26 cm)

Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949

Object Number: 49.108.2(46)

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France, 1600-1800 A.D.

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