A lake, a cottage and ruins: country people are resting and enjoying the noontime with the sun-dial pointing at XII; representing midday. Etching by P.C Canot and C. Norton after J. Pillement.

  • Pillement, Jean, 1728-1808.
Date:
Dec.r 26 1759
Reference:
39060i
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London : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament [by Charles Leviez?], Dec.r 26 1759.

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1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 33.1 x 42.4 cm

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Le midi. Gravé par P.C. Canot d'après le dessin original de même grandeur inventé et dessine par Jean Pillement. C. Norton fecit aqua.

References note

Marcel Roux, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIIe siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, département des estampes, tome III, Paris 1934, p. 419, no. 38

Reference

Wellcome Collection 39060i

Notes

One in a set of three prints from paintings "De la collection de C. Leviez", showing sunrise, noon and night

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