PLate 2 from a suite of 6 subjects published in Livre de Portières
Original etching and engraving
298 × 180 mm, trimmed within the platemark
Fine impression of the final state, thin place in the lower left corner, three pinholes in the centre of the upper edge
References: Populus 221 A iii/iii, IFF 221, Le Blanc not mentioned

The plates from this book, intended to serve as models for tapestries or folding screens, remained unfinished upon Claude Gillot’s death in 1722. Acquired by Gabriel Huquier, they were completed with a chisel by Charles-Nicolas Cochin fils and published in 1737.