A man wearing a wig and a cravat, holding the bagpipes and looking towards a woman on his right. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1743, after S. Leclerc.

  • Leclerc, Sébastien, the younger, 1676-1763.
Date:
[1743]
Reference:
33842i
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[Paris] : [Le Bas] ; [Londres] : [Major], [1743]

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; image 19.6 x 19 cm

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Le joueur de musette ...

Notes

The right-hand print in a pair of prints: the left hand print is Wellcome Library no. 33843i

References note

E. Pognon and Y. Bruand, Inventaire du fonds français: graveurs du XVIIIe siècle, Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes, vol. 9, Paris 1962, p. 378, nos. 1-2("[Le Joueur de musette et La Vielleuse, deux pendants d'après Sébastien II Leclerc]. Estampes vendues chez J.-Ph. Le Bas et annoncées au Mercure en octobre 1743 (p. 2248-2249).")

Reference

Wellcome Collection 33842i

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This accomplished engraving and its pair are the earliest works by Gaillard recorded in the Inventaire du fonds français (loc. cit.)

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  • Trimmed to silhouette, connecting the two figures more closely to each other
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