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Paulmerie, Plan audessus des murs du Jeu de Paulme
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Paulmerie, Plan audessus des murs du Jeu de Paulme

Date1771
Publisher 1713-1784
Publisher 1717 - 1783
Engraver 1734 - 1777
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumEtching and engraving
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1973-273,7
DescriptionUpper right corner: "Pl. 7."
Lower margin reads: "Benard direxit/ Paulmerie, Plan audessus des murs du Jeu de Paulme."Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's "Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" on the construction of racquets for jeu de paume, which is the precursor to modern lawn tennis, however it's played in a court or billiards found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. VIII." This plate shows the design for the walls of the jea de paume court.ProvenanceBefore 1973, Simon Emmering [1914-1999] (Amsterdam, The Netherlands); 1973-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).