Artist: Edme Bouchardon (France, 1698 - 1762).
Engraver: Anne Claude de Tubières-Grimoard de Pestels de Lévis, comte de Caylus, marquis d'Esternay, baron de Bransac. (France, 1692 - 1765).
Title: Scieur de bois (Wood Cutter).
Signed, Titled, and Numbered in plate: Bouchardon inv. A Paris Chés Joullain. Scieur de Bois. C* S*. [No]12 u.r. is cropped.
Dimensions: Sheet 9 3/8" x 7". Mat 15 1/2" x 13 1/2".
Publisher(s): François Joullain, Étienne Fessard.
Edition: Cries of Paris.
Date: 1737.
Materials and Techniques: Etching finished with engraving on wove paper.
Watermark: Verso and watermark are not visible as the print is laid on another sheet of paper.
Mat and Frame: The print floats against a black backboard on a white mat.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed to borderline. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Etudes prises dans le bas peuple ou les Cris de Paris - seconde suite. Plate 12.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1857,0613.696.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art 53.600.588(48).
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.