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Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin

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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

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

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

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

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 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

Allegory of the Marriage of the Dauphin and Marie-Antoinette in 1770

1770

Pen and wash drawing of a vaulted classical portico with tall columns, small figures at left, and a bright doorway opening.

Figures in the portico of the church of Saint Genevieve, Paris

1776-79

Germain-Augustin and Rose de Saint-Aubin, Drawn by Their Uncle

1766

Etching of a running man in a cloak holding a letter aloft, with a leaping animal and sketched landscape behind him.

Envoy to M. de Saint-Denis by M. de Belle-Isle, Prisoner [left]

1767

1767 etching of two men in a wooded clearing beside a white horse, a large tree and a hut, with mounted figures behind.

Flight of M. de Belle-Isle, Prisoner with theAttakapas [right]

1767

Etching of an allegorical wedding scene with robed figure, cupids with torch, lion, winged figures and garlands.

Allegorie sur la mariage du Comte de Provence

1771

Etching of four decorative vases, two with playful putti, two with seated figures and sea creatures, dated 1754.

Four Vases (Les quatres vases)

1754

Etching of an allegory with putti, classical columns, reclining figures and a distant view of Paris towers.

Allégorie des mariages faits par la ville de Paris à la naissance du duc de Bourgogne (Allegory of the Marriages Perf…

1751

Etching of a town street with mounted soldiers on the left and a couple and onlookers at right beside a stone house.

On ne s'avise jamais de tout

1762

Pencil drawing of a nude male statue on a pedestal beside a seated woman, with sketched architecture behind them.

Rendezvous in the Palais Royal

1774

Pencil drawing of a classical interior corner with columns, a sculpted figure, and an arched doorway with ornate relief.

Corner of a Drawing Room

Engraving of a classical interior with a chariot procession panel, a crowd in distress, and an embracing couple beside a bed.

La mort de Germanicus

Etching of a woman supporting a dying armored knight in a columned hall, with soldiers and a sword hanging above.

The Death of Tancred

1760

Etching of a dying warrior supported by companions in a columned hall, with armored soldiers and a woman mourning beside him.

The Death of Tancred [left]

1760

Etching of armed soldiers in a columned courtyard around a kneeling chained woman, with a warrior gesturing dramatically.

The Challenge [right]

1760

Portrait of a Man

18th century

Etching of robed lawyers seated at a candlelit table in a library, with allegorical figures of Justice and putti floating abo

A Conference of Lawyers

1776

Pen and wash drawing of a stone staircase under a stone arch, with a woman in a long dress climbing the steps.

The Curving Stair

1778-79

Drawing of an oval frame with a faint portrait head, a winged figure above, and a veiled woman writing at a desk below.

Allegorical Frame with a Genius and a Veiled Woman Writing

c. 1769

Etching of four ornamental vases with putti and seated figures, signed Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, 1754.

The Four Vases

1754

Etching of a woman in a full gown and a masked man in a plumed hat on a tiled stage under a crescent moon.

The Italian Theater

1724-1780

Engraved oval medallion of a columned church with a procession of robed clergy and courtiers before it.

Placing of the first stone for the church of Saint Genevieve

1766

Etching of a figure with a staff standing on a sea creature atop a pedestal, flanked by two gesturing nude figures.

"La Colere de Neptune," fontaine

1767

Etched oval vignette of allegorical figures on a sea creature, with an equestrian statue and domed building in the background

Inauguration de la statue equestre de Louis XV

1766

Engraved oval medallion of a crowned allegorical woman and a river god gesturing toward an equestrian statue in a city square

The Inauguration of the Statue of Louis XV

1766

Etching of cherubs and draped figures beneath classical columns, with a Paris skyline and a medallion portrait in the clouds.

Allegory of the Marriages Performed by the City of Paris in Honor of the Birth of the Duc de Bourgogne in 1751

1752

Le Scelerat Damiens

1757

Etching of three women resting under a large tree near a ruined building and a thatched cottage, with a basket on the ground.

Frère Luce

1767

Etched print of a nude man and clothed woman fleeing near a tree and white horse, with armed figures and a hut behind them.

Fuite de M. de Belle-Isle, prisonnier chez les Attakapas

1767

Ink and wash drawing of an artist sketching a bishop at dinner from behind a screen, with a cherub in the clouds above.

Gabriel de Saint-Aubin Executing the Portrait of the Bishop of Chartres

1768

Engraved almanac for 1768 with classical columns, garlands, monthly calendars and mythological medallions.

Almanach des Dieux pour l'année 1768 (Almanach of the Gods for the Year 1768)

1768

Ink and wash drawing of a classical colonnade with an arched doorway and small figures on a stone floor.

The Entrance of the Academy of Architecture at the Louvre

1779

Engraving of a bearded man in a spiked barrel before a crowd, with ships in a harbor and a walled city behind.

Regulus Condemned to the Most Horrible Torture

18th century

Etching of figures beside a large tree and a white horse, with armed riders in the background, signed Gabriel de Saint-Aubin,

The Escape of M. de Belle-Isle, Prisoner in the Attakapas, plate four from Les Nouveaux Voyages aux Indes Occidentales

1767

Etching of Neptune with a trident standing above a fountain of sea creatures, with figures on either side, dated 1767.

"The Anger of Neptune" Fountain

1767

Drawing of classical statues, busts, framed paintings, and oval portrait medallions with cherubs and a lion head.

Allegory of Louis XV as Patron of the Arts with Paintings and Sculpture from the Salon of 1769

ca. 1769