Vignette at the beginning of the poem depicting six figures surrounding a bassinet; a dog in the foreground at left and a cat in the foreground at right, from Idylle par Mr. Berquin in a blue paper folder with Pygmalion, Scene Lyrique de Mr. J. J. Rousseau, Mise en Vers par Mr. Berquin. Le Text Gravé par Droüet. Paris 1775
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- Title: Vignette at the beginning of the poem depicting six figures surrounding a bassinet; a dog in the foreground at left and a cat in the foreground at right, from Idylle par Mr. Berquin in a blue paper folder with Pygmalion, Scene Lyrique de Mr. J. J. Rousseau, Mise en Vers par Mr. Berquin. Le Text Gravé par Droüet. Paris 1775
- Series/Portfolio: Idylle par Mr. Berquin in a blue paper folder with Pygmalion, Scene Lyrique de Mr. J. J. Rousseau, Mise en Vers par Mr. Berquin. Le Text Gravé par Droüet. Paris 1775
- Artist: Charles Etienne Gaucher (French, Paris 1741–1804 Paris)
- Artist: Clément Pierre Marillier (French, Dijon 1740–1808 Melun)
- Author: Arnaud Berquin (French, 1747–1791)
- Published in: Paris
- Date: 1773
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/8 × 6 1/16 in. (23.2 × 15.4 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Philip Hofer, 1933
- Object Number: 33.77.4(8)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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