Chinoiserie with a woman playing a flute, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt (Series of Chinoiserie Figures. . .From the Chambers of Mr. d'Azaincourt) 1755 - 1776

"Chinoiserie with a woman playing a flute" is an etching from the series "Suite de Figures Chinoises...Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt," created by Jean Pierre Louis Laurent Hoüel between 1755 and 1776. The print depicts a woman, dressed in traditional Chinese attire, playing a flute in a landscape setting. It is an example of Chinoiserie, a European artistic style that was inspired by Chinese art and culture. The artist's interest in the exotic and the fantastical is reflected in this work, which captures the allure of the East for a European audience.