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Jean Baptiste Le Prince

French, 1734–1781

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Aichttps://www.artic.edu/artists/35428
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About

Why this artist matters now

Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas Le Prince was a French painter and etcher trained under François Boucher in Paris, whose early work adopted the decorative sensibility and thematic concerns of rococo painting. Born in Metz in 1734, he became known for his etchings and paintings that refined Boucher's manner into works of particular delicacy and narrative refinement. His prints and canvases circulated widely throughout Europe, establishing him as a significant practitioner of French rococo across both mediums.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 17d ago

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Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (14)

Shepherds in a Landscape before a Fortified Town

1777 · pen

Overall (approximate): 26.9 x 40.5 cm (10 9/16 x 15 15/16 in.) support: 33.6 x 45.6 cm (13 1/4 x 17 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Les Laveuses (The Laundresses)

1771 · etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper

sheet: 33.1 x 23.2 cm (13 1/16 x 9 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Les Pêcheurs (The Fishermen)

1771 · etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper

image: 32.2 × 23.2 cm (12 11/16 × 9 1/8 in.) sheet (trimmed within platemark): 34.2 × 24.2 cm (13 7/16 × 9 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Les filets

1771 · etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper

National Gallery of Art

Oeuvre de J. B. Le Prince Sur les Moeurs, les Coutumes et les Habillemens de différents Peuples, Gravé en partie à l'Eau Forte et le reste par le procédé qu'il a inventé pour produire l'effet des Desseins lavés

1770 · Bound volume with engraved title page, 88 etchings, and 36 etchings and aquatints printed in brown on laid paper [plus one loose etching and engraving by Guillaume-Philippe Benoist after Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (see 1942.9.1640)]

book (volume closed): 56.7 × 42 × 3 cm (22 5/16 × 16 9/16 × 1 3/16 in.) page size: 55.5 × 40 cm (21 7/8 × 15 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Head of a Man, Slightly Turned

1768 · etching and aquatint on laid paper

plate: 14.4 × 11.1 cm (5 11/16 × 4 3/8 in.) sheet: 14.4 × 11.2 cm (5 11/16 × 4 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Head of a Young Woman

1768 · etching and aquatint on laid paper

plate: 15.2 × 11.6 cm (6 × 4 9/16 in.) sheet: 15.2 × 11.7 cm (6 × 4 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Head of a Turbaned Man without a Moustache

1768 · etching and aquatint on laid paper

image: 10.5 × 9 cm (4 1/8 × 3 9/16 in.) sheet: 14.9 × 10.4 cm (5 7/8 × 4 1/8 in.), cut within platemark

National Gallery of Art

Head of a Woman, Full Face

1768 · etching and aquatint on laid paper

image: 10.2 × 8.7 cm (4 × 3 7/16 in.) sheet: 14.2 × 11.4 cm (5 9/16 × 4 1/2 in.), trimmed within platemark

National Gallery of Art

Head of a Turbaned Man

1768 · etching and aquatint on laid paper

plate: 15.2 × 11.1 cm (6 × 4 3/8 in.) sheet: 15.5 × 11.3 cm (6 1/8 × 4 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Head of a Drooping Old Woman

1768 · etching and aquatint on laid paper

sheet: 14.9 × 11 cm (5 7/8 × 4 5/16 in.), trimmed within platemark

National Gallery of Art

A Man and Two Women on a Rocky Shore

1734 · graphite on vellum

sheet: 14.6 × 19.6 cm (5 3/4 × 7 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Farmer and a Sheep Crossing a Rustic Bridge

1734 · laid paper

overall: 27.3 x 23.6 cm (10 3/4 x 9 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Two Russians Seated in Landscape

1734 · brown chalk on beige laid paper

overall: 28.2 x 22 cm (11 1/8 x 8 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

13 entries · 1 sources

Shepherds in a Landscape before a Fortified Town
1777 · Nga · 5 prov
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Les filets
1771 · Nga · 3 prov
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A Farmer and a Sheep Crossing a Rustic Bridge
1734 · Nga · 3 prov
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Two Russians Seated in Landscape
1734 · Nga · 2 prov
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