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Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

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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

Red chalk drawing of a standing woman in a long veil, buttoned robe and headdress, with a fringed shawl.

A Woman in Russian Dress

1780

Blank reverse of an 18th-century print sheet with a violet National Library stamp and handwritten inventory number J.G.30.705

La diseuse de bonne avanture : en Russie il y a une grande quantité de ces sortes de gens originaires de Boheme ils e…

1764

Brown ink and wash drawing of a shepherd with sheep and a dog in a clearing beside large gnarled trees.

Shepherd with His Flock in a Clearing

1776

Pencil drawing of a river scene with a sailing ship, a rowing boat with figures, a tall tree and a cottage on the right.

Scene at the river

Back of an old printed sheet with faint figure impressions, a library stamp, and a handwritten inventory number.

Ajustement des femmes de Valday situé entre Petersbourg et Moscou

1764

Etching of a woman in a headscarf and long coat standing in a rural landscape with trees, captioned as a woman from Dingrie n

Femme de la province Dingrie, du côté de la Finlande

1764

Grey chalk drawing of a stone arch over water with vines, trees, and small figures in the foreground.

Unter dem Bogen einer antiken Steinbrücke bei Tusculum

1762

Blank cream page with faint printed border and a violet library stamp with inventory number J.G. 30.706 at center.

La bonne soeur : on reconnoit en Russie une fille d'avec une femme par la coéffure dans celles cy elle cache entireme…

1764

Etching of a woman in a fur shawl pulling a sled with two children past log houses in a snowy Russian village.

La promenade en hiver : en Russie il est assez rare en hiver de voir porter aucuns fardeaux pas même les plus legers…

1764

Engraving of a woman in a headscarf carrying a yoke with a tub of clothes and draped cloth, seated figures and tents behind h

Maniere dont les femmes portent differents fardeaux

1764

Back of a cream paper sheet with a violet library stamp and handwritten shelfmark near the centre.

[Frontyspis] : [incipit:] Divers Ajustements et Usages de Russie dediés à Monsieur Boucher [...] dessinés en Russie d…

1764

Faint engraved print of figures returning from market, with a library stamp and handwritten shelf mark on the page.

Femmes du peuple revenant du marché : elles portent presque toutes leurs provisions dans un sac fait d'ecorse d'arbres

1764

Sepia print of fishermen hauling nets on a riverbank beside a tree, with sailboats on the water and a distant village.

Les Filets (The Nets)

1771

Drawing of peasants, a donkey, and sheep fording a stream beneath a large leaning tree with birds overhead.

Landscape with Peasants Fording a Stream

1756

Brown ink drawing of two seated women in a landscape with a tree and wooden fence, one in a tall headdress.

Two Russians Seated in Landscape

1734

Red chalk drawing in an oval of a farmer with a staff and a sheep crossing a wooden bridge beneath tall trees.

A Farmer and a Sheep Crossing a Rustic Bridge

1734

Sepia print of a dancer in a turban and robe performing for seated onlookers and a musician beside draped tents and trees.

La Danse Russe (The Russian Dance)

1769

Sepia print of women and a child washing by a stream beside a thatched cottage and tall trees under clouds.

Les Laveuses (The Laundresses)

1771

Sepia print of three women washing by a thatched cottage beneath tall trees, with a wooden shed and cloudy sky.

The Washerwomen (Les Laveuses)

1771

Grey wash drawing of a man gesturing to two seated women on a rocky shore beneath a tree, with a dog and a boat.

A Man and Two Women on a Rocky Shore

c. 1765

Monochrome print of a bearded old man in a turban with a bird on his shoulder, signed Le Prince, 1768.

Head of a Drooping Old Woman

1768

Ink and wash drawing of figures preparing and drying fish at a camp with tents, racks, and a smoky fire.

Itelmen Preparing Fish to be Dried

1769

Brown wash drawing of a man playing a pipe near three seated figures under a tree, with a tent beside them.

Le Joueur de Chalumeau

1770

Sepia print of fishermen hauling nets on a riverbank, with boats on the river and a pagoda on the distant shore.

Les filets

1771

Sepia print of laundresses seated by washing basins beside a rustic cottage under tall trees and a cloudy sky.

Les Laveuses (Laundresses)

1771

Seated Kalmuck Warrior

1760

Sepia print of a standing woman, a seated infant, and two winged angels, one kneeling with a basket of fruit.

Adoration of the Angels (L’Adoration des anges)

ca.1770

Grey wash drawing of two figures in fur clothing on a rocky shore, with a child on a woman's back, kayaks and ice behind.

Inuit Manner of Dress

1769

Red chalk sketch of a woman carrying a tray of fruit with a small child walking beside her.

A Woman Leading a Child

1770

Grey wash drawing of a shepherd boy playing a flute beside a seated shepherdess with sheep under trees.

Shepherd Boy and Shepherdess in a Landscape

1760