Jean Siméon Chardin (1699–1779) (after) The Washerwoman. 1739. Engraved by J. Ph. Le Bas. 310 x 267 [324 x 275 mm]. Bocher 6. A very fine print on laid paper, from the first state (of 2), in pure etching and avant la lettre, trimmed along the bottom edge of the plate. Minimal foxing. Two short tears and crease marks in the upper margin. Small margins on three sides. AABM stamp (Lugt 3075). The original painting was featured in the Louvre’s 1737 art exhibition under the title *A Little Woman Busy Soaping*. It is currently in the National Museum of Stockholm. Another version is known to exist at the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, and a third was lost along with the Rothschild collection in Bath during the 1942 air raid.