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idprint_290
titleLa Toupie [Child's play]
makerAug. Saint Aubin.
dateAppr. 1780
size21 x 16.8 Cm.
techniqueCopper-Plate engraving
conditionA very good impression met generous margins. Delicately coloured by a contemporary hand. Some [mainly marginal] unobstrusive rust spots/ foxing.
signatureAt lower centre in full Aug. de Saint Aubin Inv.
colouringFine period colour
descriptionIn front of a large Paris, mansion where stonecutters work in the open, 3 very happy, small boys are playing with their top (toy)Beneath the image the text: Peres sous le travail force succombe; Vos enfans a des jeux consacrens leurs sueurs; Vous connaitre bientot le repos de la tombe, Bientot ils connoitront les travaux, les douleurs. A most charming, very joyous print, taken from the series "Les Different Jeux Des Petits Polissons De Paris"
ouvreNot Found
watermark[fragment of Wm.]: The lower part of 2 legs
 
price 290
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