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Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin

102 works

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin (1724-1780) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson. Read more

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Villagers dance and gather outdoors under large trees, with musicians, market stalls, and a church spire in the distance.

The Country Dance

about 1760-1762

Painting of a seated king overseeing soldiers leading a blindfolded chained captive past fallen bodies in a columned hall.

Nabuchodonosor fait crever les yeux à Sédécias, roi de Jérusalem, et massacrer ses enfants

1753

Painting of villagers dancing and gathering outdoors under large trees, with a church spire in the background.

The Country Dance

1760

Painting of a crowded Paris street where two performers duel on a wooden stage beneath tall trees and townhouses.

A Street Show in Paris

1760

Brown ink and wash drawing of costumed dancers performing in a garden tavern while spectators and musicians watch.

Costumed Dancers Performing in a Garden Tavern

1756

Pen and ink sketch on paper of seated figures at a table, a red-washed figure, and a standing man in shaded graphite.

Theatre Scene (recto)

c. 1765-75

Pen and ink drawings on two sheets showing theatre-like scenes with figures in period dress, one with red wash.

Theatre Scene (recto); Lingerie Boutique and Conversation (verso)

c. 1765-75

Etching of allegorical putti and a winged figure with a trumpet around an empty central oval, with steps and distant ships.

Vignette for an Address

1752

Drawing of a nude woman standing by a column and jar, with a serpent at her feet, in brown and red wash.

Pandora

1767

Engraved portrait of Henry IV, King of France, in a ruff collar and order medal, holding a hat, within a laurel-topped frame.

Henry IV, King of France

1765

Pencil and wash drawing of a seated woman holding a cat, beside a fireplace and a sketched ceiling scene of cherubs.

Woman Seated Holding a Cat on Her Knees

n.d.

Drawing sheet with a seated woman reading in black chalk, a nude statue study in brown ink, and red chalk fragments.

Sheet of Studies

late 1760-1779

Pen and wash drawing of ancient galleys with rams and oars fighting a sea battle under a cloudy sky.

The Roman Fleet Victorious over the Carthaginians at the Battle of Cape Ecnomus

about 1763

Etching of figures in a tent encampment with seated women, standing men in turbans, and camels under a hatched sky.

Laban Searching for his Household Gods

1753

The scoundrel Damiens

1757

Brown ink drawing of revelers dining at a table under trees, a servant pouring wine, with arches labeled Trianon and Marly.

Revelers at a Table in the Countryside

1760s

Watercolor of costumed figures and masked revelers in a city square with columns and an ornate monument, by Gabriel de Saint-

Les fêtes vénitiennes

after 1759

Etched frontispiece with putti around an oval cartouche, surrounded by books, scrolls, a torch and a compass.

Frontispiece, plate one from Recueil de Poésies de Sedaine

1757

Etching of a running messenger in animal skin holding a letter aloft, with a leaping deer and sketched trees in a landscape.

Messenger Sent to M. Saint-Denis, by M. Belle-Isle, Prisoner, plate three from Les Nouveaux Voyages aux Indes Occiden…

1767

Etching of a narrow town street with soldiers marching past and a couple in fine dress at a doorway with a drawn sword.

One Never Thinks About It At All

1761

Etched allegorical print with two circular scenes: books burning in a fire on the left and a figure at a doorway on the right

Expulsion of the Jesuits

1761

Etching of crowded visitors in a Louvre salon hung with paintings, with figures on a staircase and balcony, 1753.

View of the Salon in the Louvre in the Year 1753

1753

Gray wash drawing of a winged figure above standing and seated allegorical figures in an interior.

The Genius of Painting

n.d.

Etching of a classical domed hall with an armored warrior, a woman at an altar, and a fallen figure in the foreground.

Mérope

1750

Etching of an outdoor dance under garlanded trees with lanterns, musicians on a platform at right, and spectators seated in t

The Dance at Auteuil

1761

Etching of a dying man in a bedchamber surrounded by grieving mourners, with a framed chariot procession scene above.

The Death of Germanicus, from the Spectacle de l'Histoire Romaine

1760/68

Etching of an allegorical scene with a kneeling robed figure, classical figures on steps, clouds, and a French inscription be

Allegory on the Convalescence of the Dauphin

1752

Etching of a nude father with children beneath a large tree, with soldiers on the left and armed figures on the right.

Heroic Act of a Father Who Sacrifices for His Son (Trait heroique d'un pere qui se sacrifie pour son fils)

1767

Pen and wash drawing of elegantly dressed figures gathered in a timber-framed courtyard beneath a barn structure.

Farmer Requesting Permission to Marry a Nobleman's Daughter

1761

Pen and wash drawing of a monument with a tomb base, winged figures rising through clouds toward radiating light.

Design for a Monument

18th century

The Upturned Head of a Young Boy in Profile

Etching of elegant crowds seated and strolling in a tree-lined garden beside a statue on a pedestal, 1760.

Les chaises [lower half]

1760

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin (1724-1780) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson. Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin was born and died in Paris. Browse 102 works by Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin from 8 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata