Décrotteur (Shoe Shiner), from "Mes gens, ou Les commissionnaires ultramontains au service de qui veut le payer" (Servants for Public Hire)

Multiple artists/makers

1766–70

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Décrotteur (Shoe Shiner), from "Mes gens, ou Les commissionnaires ultramontains au service de qui veut le payer" (Servants for Public Hire)
Series/Portfolio: Mes gens, ou Les commissionaires ultramontains au service de qui veut le payer
Artist: Jean-Baptiste Tillard (French, Paris 1740–1813 Paris)
Artist: After Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1736–1807 Paris)
Publisher: Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1736–1807 Paris)
Publisher: Chez Basan
Date: 1766–70
Medium: Etching and engraving; second state of two (Bocher)
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 11/16 × 10 7/16 in. (34.7 × 26.5 cm)
Plate: 9 7/16 × 6 15/16 in. (24 × 17.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1965
Object Number: 64.605.30
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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