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1971-3073, Print
Paris. Bonne d'Enfant (The Nanny)
1971-3073, Print

Paris. Bonne d'Enfant (The Nanny)

Date1824
Engraver 1773 - ca. 1841
After work by 1789 - ca. 1839
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumEngraving and etching on laid paper with hand coloring
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1971-3073
DescriptionLower margin reads: "Paris. Bonne d'Enfant."Label TextFrom George Jacques Gatine's series of prints entitled "d'Ouvieres Parisiennes" ("The Workers of Paris"). This print depicts a woman from behind dangling a harlequin marionette.ProvenanceBefore 1971, Mr. And Mrs. Howard A. Van Vleck (Montclair, NJ); 1971-present, given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).