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Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

62 works

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (1734-1781) was a painter, draftsperson and etcher. Read more

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Painting of a rural family with a swinging cradle under a tree, a seated man, a woman in red, and farm animals beside a log h

The Russian Cradle

about 1764-1765

Seated man in red turban and robe beside a wooden table with inkwell and papers, against draped curtains.

Bildnis eines Orientalen

1769

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a fur hat and dark coat with a red collar, turned to the left against a brown background.

Bildnis eines Russen

1765

Oval painting of a reclining nude woman with a man in a green coat and turban beside a red bird in an ornate interior.

La Sultane

Painting of a bearded balalaika player with family and a child at a rustic hut under a stormy sky.

Le Joueur de balalaïka

1764

Painting of a smiling flower girl carrying baskets of blossoms on a yoke along a wooded country path.

The Flower Girl

1758

Painting of a Tartar camp with horsemen, seated figures, and weapons beneath a rocky cliff and stormy sky.

The Tartar Camp

Sepia ink and wash drawing of a wooden tavern with figures, barrels, a cart and arched ruins beside a tower.

The Moscow Tavern

c. 1773

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman reaching toward a child leaning over a wicker cradle with an infant in a домашний interi

Maternal Solicitude

1777

Sepia print of shepherds with a lute, sheep, cattle and a birdcage under trees in a pastoral landscape.

Rural Recreation

1769

Etching of a married woman in a headscarf standing with two children beside a log house and wooden fence.

Femme Mariee et ses Enfants (Married Woman and her Children, plate five from Divers Habillements des Peuples du Nord)

1765

Etching of a veiled woman in a long robe standing before seated men in tall hats beside a bench and trees.

Coeffure des Filles et des Femmes en Ete (Headdress for Girls and Women in the Summer, plate three from Divers Habill…

1765

Etching of two veiled women and a young girl in traditional dress standing outdoors beside a wooden house.

Femmes du Peuple (Women of the People, plate six from Divers Habillements des Peuples du Nord)

1765

Etching of a woman in a headdress with a fur wrap, a child with a toy string, and a seated figure on a grassy bank.

Retour de la Promenande (Returning from the Walk, plate four from Divers Habillements des Peuples du Nord)

1765

Etching of a log cottage, haystack and fence beside a pond with ducks and geese, under a cloudy sky.

View near St. Petersburg

n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a figure working a water pump beside a well, with cows, sheep, dogs and ducks in a rural landsc

The Pump

1771

Sepia print of a pastoral scene: a woman and child under a tree with a man, a cow, sheep and a dog.

First Pastoral

1769

Sepia print of a seated shepherd with goats and sheep beneath a tree, with cattle grazing in the distant landscape.

Second Pastoral

1769

Sepia pastoral print of a bull, sheep, and a dog with wreathed figures playing pipes and drum under a tree.

O fortunatos nimium, sua si bona nôrint, Agricolas (O Happy Farmers If Only They Knew Their Blessings)

1768

Sepia print of two women in an interior, one smelling a flower sprig while the other tends a smoking burner.

Sense of Smell

1774

Sepia drawing of two fishermen by a moored boat with a sail, a large tree, a wooden hut and a stone tower.

Les Pecheurs (The Fishermen)

1771

Sepia print of Jesus speaking among seated elders in a columned temple hall with a chandelier, by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince.

Jesus dans le Temple (Jesus in the Temple)

1768

Sepia landscape of three washerwomen and a child beside a rustic cottage and wooden shed under large trees.

Les Laveuses (The Washerwomen)

1771

Sepia print of a woman feeding a child from a spoon beside a hearth, with other children, a pot and a tree overhead.

Taste

1774

Brown wash drawing of a woman and attendant beside a cradle hanging from a tree, with a cottage and cat in a rural setting.

The cradle

1769

Grey wash drawing of three women in flowing robes and headscarves, seated and reclining under a canopy.

Encamped Oriental women

1767

Brown wash drawing of travelers outdoors under a tree, with a woman playing guitar, a seated mother and child, and hanging cl

Traveling people outdoors

1777

Pen and grey wash drawing of masted ships at a wooden landing, with men lounging on the shore in the foreground.

Landing ships, men lounging on the shore

1759

Two brown ink prints on a mat: a bearded man in a headcloth looking up, and a seated bearded figure in a tall cap pointing.

A Russian Priest (1965.9.36), and Head of a man (1977.147.3)

1768

Etching of a winter scene: a woman on a sled pulled by a fur-coated figure, turbaned onlookers, and a snowy village with chur

Complacency: in Russia it is among the people a general joy the return of the snow [...]

1764

Etching of a cake seller and a woman in headscarf arranging pastries on a table under a tent, with French title text.

Le Marchand de Gâteau

1765

Etching of a bearded lemonade seller in a wide hat holding a pitcher and cup, with a ship and market stalls behind him.

Le Marchande de Limonade

1765

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (1734-1781) was a painter, draftsperson and etcher. Jean-Baptiste Le Prince was born in Metz and died in Saint-Denis-du-Port. Browse 62 works by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince from 14 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata