Print Description
Subject: View of the mill at Montmartre with Polichinelle from Rome, Pierrot from Naples and Harlequin from Bergamo, seated on their asses / donkeys. The visual joke ‘We are Seven’, in which the viewer makes up the number of foolish persons, was popular throughout Europe from at least the 16th century.
Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid paper (verge) with original hand colouring. Fragment of watermark ‘AGT’ lettering.
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Source: Published by Paul-Andre Basset (active 1785-1819) a Paris print publisher, printseller and wallpaper manufacturer, very active during the revolutionary period.
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Sheet Size: c. 25.5 x 39 cm.
Image Size: c. 19.5 x 38 cm.
Condition: Ghosting from previous matting. Remains of paper on rear from attachment. Browning and foxing. Please study scan(s) carefully.
Provenance: none.
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