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People skating and sledging with their dogs on the ice of a frozen river in the Netherlands; representing the pleasures of winter. Engraving by P.C Canot, 1759, after J. Pillement.
- Pillement, Jean, 1728-1808.
- Date
- December ye 26th 1759
- Reference
- 3063601i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The Netherlands are indicated by windmills
Publication/Creation
London : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament [by Charles Leviez?], December ye 26th 1759.
Physical description
1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 37.5 x 49.6 cm
Lettering
Les plaisirs de l'hiver. Gravé par P.C. Canot d'après le dessin original de même grandeur, inventé et dessiné par Jean Pillement.
References note
Marcel Roux, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIIe siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, département des estampes, tome III, Paris 1934, p. 418, no. 25
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 3063601i
Type/Technique
Languages
- French
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores