Cahier de six feuilles de Boeufs et Vaches

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Artist/Maker	Pillement, Jean (artist) Avril, Jean-Jacques (The Elder) (engraver)
Place of origin	Paris (issued)

Cover image of Cahier de six feuilles de Boeufs et Vaches. A study of two cows, one standing almost in profile with her head turned to the viewer, the other lying down before her. In the near distance, a man is sitting holding a stick with his back to the viewer.
Bound in a booklet containing the whole series of six prints, E.1296A-F-1886.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Cahier de six feuilles de Boeufs et Vaches (series title)
Materials and techniques	Engraving print on laid paper Laid Paper Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description	Cover image of Cahier de six feuilles de Boeufs et Vaches. A study of two cows. Engraving print on laid paper. Engraved in 1771 by Jean-Jacques Avril (the elder) after a design by Jean Pillement. Issued in Paris. Bound in a booklet containing the whole series (E.1296A to F-1886).
Physical description	Cover image of Cahier de six feuilles de Boeufs et Vaches. A study of two cows, one standing almost in profile with her head turned to the viewer, the other lying down before her. In the near distance, a man is sitting holding a stick with his back to the viewer. Bound in a booklet containing the whole series of six prints, E.1296A-F-1886.
Dimensions	Of sheet (approx) height: 27.1cm Of sheet (approx) width: 36cm Plate impression height: 19.3cm Plate impression width: 26.1cm Measured by DH 03/08/2010
Marks and inscriptions	j. Pillement, del. (Below bottom-left corner of image.) j.j. avril. scul. 1771. (Below bottom-right corner of image.) 1 (Numbered, above top-right corner of image.) Graves d'après les dessins de Pillement / Se vend à Paris chés Basan et Poignant Mds. D'estampes rue et Hotel Serpente (Series title and details, centre below image.)
Subjects depicted	Cattle Man
Associated objects	E.1296B-1886 (Set) E.1296C-1886 (Set) E.1296D-1886 (Set) E.1296E-1886 (Set) E.1296F-1886 (Set)
Other number	1/6 - series number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1296A-1886

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O936900/cahier-de-six-feuilles-de-print-pillement-jean/

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