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Image Not Available for The bad catch (La mauvaise pêche)

The bad catch (La mauvaise pêche)

(French, 1728–1808)
(English, about 1744–about 1783)
(French, 18th century)
1761
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsPlatemark: 30 x 37.5 cm (11 13/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Sheet: 32 x 38.3 cm (12 5/8 x 15 1/16 in.)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number30.1346.2
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn the plate: La Mauvaise Péche. Gravé par P. Benazech d'apres le dessien original de meme grandeurinventé et defsiné par Jean Pillement. A Paris, chez Pillot, Rue du Petit Pont. No. 18. London Published according to Act of Parliament December ye.1. 1761. De la Collection de C. Leviez.
ProvenancePDP Register entry: Date acquired, 7/1/1930 [exact to month]
Image Not Available for Two images of flower stems. One is the counter proof of the other.
Two images of flower stems. One is the counter proof of the other.
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
1760
Image Not Available for The entry into the woods (L'entrée du bois)
The entry into the woods (L'entrée du bois)
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
1764
Image Not Available for The departure from the woods (La Sortie du Bois)
The departure from the woods (La Sortie du Bois)
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
1764
Image Not Available for The Return of the Fishing Boat (Le retour de la pêche)
The Return of the Fishing Boat (Le retour de la pêche)
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
1761
Image Not Available for The Setting Sun (Le Soleil Couchant)
The Setting Sun (Le Soleil Couchant)
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
1770s
Image Not Available for [One of] Suite de douze bouquets
[One of] Suite de douze bouquets
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Image Not Available for Livre de bouquets, corbeilles et vases de fleurs - title page
Livre de bouquets, corbeilles et vases de fleurs - title page
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Late 18th century
Image Not Available for Nymphs and Satyrs (Les nymphes et les satyres)
Nymphs and Satyrs (Les nymphes et les satyres)
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
late 18th century
Image Not Available for Cahier de fleurs singulières - title page
Cahier de fleurs singulières - title page
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
1760
Image Not Available for Cahier de balançoires chinoises - title page
Cahier de balançoires chinoises - title page
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Late 18th century
Image Not Available for Panel with a hanging basket of flowers
Panel with a hanging basket of flowers
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Second half of the 18th century
Image Not Available for Cahier de parasols chinois - title page
Cahier de parasols chinois - title page
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
1771