The Chinese Masquerade (La Mascarade chinoise), 1735, Etching, Sheet: 12 x 16 11/16 in. (30. 5 x 42. 4 cm), Prints, Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre (French, Paris 1714?1789 Paris), One of Pierre's most accomplished etchings, this print commemorates an event that took place shortly before his arrival in Rome, when French students took part in the festivities marking the pre-Lenten celebration of Carnival