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Jean Jacques de Boissieu

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Painting of children dancing in a forest clearing while elegant adults with a tambourine and parasol watch nearby.

La Danse des enfants

Etching of a large leaning tree by a river, cattle wading, a fisherman on the trunk, and a rowboat with two figures.

Clump of Trees near the Water

1763

Etching of a watermill with a turning waterwheel, rushing weir water, a thatched cottage, and trees under a cloudy sky.

Watermill

1782

Etching of a public scribe at a wooden booth with a standing boy, a seated woman knitting, a child and dogs in a dim street.

The Public Scribe

1790

Etching of a riverside customs house with arches, boats loaded with barrels, figures on the bank, and a distant church spire.

Old Customs House, Rome

1807

Etching of a ruined tower and rowboat on a river, with two figures on the bank, rocks and trees, and distant hills.

The Old Tower at the Edge of a River

1763

Etching of a rural landscape with a stone tower, a peasant with a basket, a fisherman by a river, and an arched bridge.

Peasant Riding on a Donkey

1763

Grey wash drawing of a ruined tower on a rocky hill with trees, a wooden gate and two small seated figures in front.

Landscape with Château Gaillard

1796

Grey wash drawing of a thatched shed with two seated peasants, a bare tree at left, and a child in a doorway.

A Peasant Seated in a Shed

1800/09

Etching of a rustic village with a rider on horseback, a blacksmith by a shed, ruined walls and trees.

Landscape with Rider and Blacksmith

1808

Etching of a rural road with a stone house, hay cart, two figures and a dog, with a lake and cliffs beyond.

The Monk and the Hunter

1796

Etched landscape of a wooden footbridge over a river, with a large tree, rocky bank, stone buildings and figures.

The Wooden Bridge

1763

Etching of a rustic riverside landscape with cows, figures, a ruined arch, a village and tall trees.

Rustic Landscape in Ambronay

1796

Etching of a riverside scene with old stone buildings, a tower, figures by a well, and boats loaded with barrels on the water

Old Customs House on the Tiber

1807

Etching of cattle wading through a stream with peasants and a child beneath a large tree, with hills behind.

Cattle and Peasants Fording a Stream

1790

Sepia wash drawing of a stone watermill beside a river, with a water wheel, a cow, a figure, and a rocky hillside.

Landscape with Watermill

c, 1790

Grey wash drawing of a seated man with long hair holding a pitcher and glass at a table.

Seated Man with a Pitcher and a Glass

1756-1810

Etching of a boy leading a bull through a shallow river beside a thatched cottage and a large tree.

A Shepherd and Bull Crossing a River

1772

Etching of a rural landscape with a thatched cottage, a large tree, a seated figure, and a dirt road beneath clouds.

The Wheatfield

1772

Self-Portrait

1796

Etching of villagers gathered on a path near a chapel and trees, with a dog and a distant steeple in the background.

The Village Festival

1773

Etching of men making wooden barrels in a vaulted cellar, with strong light falling on the arch and workers.

The Great Barrel-Makers

1790

Brown wash drawing of a craggy rock outcrop with a ruined wall, tree, and small house at its base.

The Rock of Beauregard, Lyon

1780-1790(?)

Red chalk drawing of a young woman with bowed head holding a fur muff, by Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, 1770.

Half-Length Figure of a Young Woman with a Muff

1770

Crayon portrait of a heavyset man with tousled hair and a tied cravat, turned to the right against a hatched background.

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste de Boissieu with a Necktie

1781

Grey wash drawing of a river waterfall with cliffs, poplars, and two painters at easels with spectators in the foreground.

River landscape with high mountains, in the foreground two painters with spectators

1788

Grey wash drawing of a sunlit tree trunk and foliage with shaded forest undergrowth behind it.

Study of Trees

1779

Brown wash drawing of a dim mill interior with a millstone, stone steps, a grain sack and an open window.

Interior of a Mill

Grey wash drawing of a ruined stone building beside a lake, with a mountain and rolling hills behind it.

Vestiges of the temple of Apollo on the edge of the Lake of Auvergne

1766

Grey wash drawing of a stone house, ruined tower and rocky cliff, with small figures and a dog by water at right.

Ruins in Dargoire

Grey wash drawing of an old bearded man with a walking stick, looking down while counting money in a fur muff.

Old beggar with muff, counting money

1780

Pencil sketch of a bearded elderly hermit in a long robe, reading a book and holding a staff.

Hermit

Grey wash drawing of a hillside village with a chapel, stone houses, bare trees and a rocky path in the foreground.

Landscape with a Chapel and Houses on a Mountainside

Ink and wash drawing of a ruined archway, stone house and overgrown walls on a hillside, by Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, 1795.

Landscape near Dargoire

1795

Watercolor river landscape with a château on a hill, oxen and herders in the foreground, and poplars by the water.

River Landscape

Grey wash drawing of houses on steep rocky cliffs with trees and a domed building in the hazy distance.

Houses on high rocks

Pen and brown wash sketch of three male figures in caps, one leaning on a draped table and two standing at right.

Three farmers

Chalk drawing of a smiling elderly bearded man with long hair, glancing to the side, in red and black tones.

Head of a laughing old man

A hunter and a fisherman

Brown wash drawing of an elderly man in a cap grinding with a pestle in a mortar at a table with a jug.

Man with mortar in a pharmacy

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a seated older woman in a headscarf, with sketched figure fragments at the edges.

Sitting old woman

Two heads of old men, en face and in profile to the left

Grey ink drawing of a rocky cliff with a stone tower, small chapel, trees, and a wooden fence in the foreground.

Château Galliard (Les Andelys?)

1796

Watercolor landscape of peasants in a horse-drawn cart fording a river below rocky banks and wooded hills.

A Group of Peasants Crossing a Ford with a Horse-Drawn [Cart] Wagon

1793

The same old man, once with glasses, in profile to the left

Watercolor of an arched stone bridge over a river, with boats, townhouses, carriages and figures on the banks.

View of the bridge of La Guillotière in Lyon

1760

Bearded man's head with a hat

Brown wash drawing of large oak trees beside a dirt path with distant hills and a pale sky.

Landschaft mit großen Bäumen

Ink and wash drawing of a horned goat standing on a rocky ledge, with separate studies of rock forms below.

Study of a Goat

1700s

Pencil drawing in an oval of a man in a tall wide-brimmed hat and high-collared coat, with small study sketches at upper left

Zelfportret in ovaal

1746

Pencil landscape sketch on tan paper showing a rocky cliff at left and a bare leafless tree at right.

Landschap met ruïnes en een boom

1746

Etching of a river landscape with a hunter and three dogs on a bank, tall trees, fallen logs, and fishermen on the water.

Rivierlandschap met wandelende jager met drie honden

1800

Brown wash drawing of a rustic farmyard with a wooden balcony, stone walls, straw heap and figures near a bare tree.

Farmyard

n.d.

Grey ink and wash drawing of a tall tree with bare upper branches and leafy lower crown above grasses.

Tree with leafless treetop

Etched landscape of a sandy rural road, a large tree, a thatched cottage, a seated figure with a dog, and distant farm buildi

Wheat Field

1772

Etching of a river valley with a hilltop château, church spires, rustic cottages, figures, and a small boat on the water.

View of the Madrid Castle, near Paris

1764

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet and white ruff collar, after Van Dyck, 1770.

Portrait, after Van Dyck

1770

Etching of a herdsman leading a bull through a river past a leaning tree and a thatched cottage.

Herdsman and Bull, after Ruisdael

1772

Etching of a forest path beside a thatched cottage, with a rider and pack horse passing a large tree trunk.

Entrance to the Forest of Brie with Cottage on the Right

1772

Etching of villagers gathering on a path before a small church with a bell tower, a canopy and a large tree at right.

Village Festival

1773

Etching of a river landscape with a hilltop town, sailing boats, fishermen in a rowboat, and trees on a rocky bank.

View of the Water Along the Route from Sienna to Rome

1773

Etching of a round temple above a river with herders and cattle wading in the foreground and mountains beyond.

View of the Temple of Vesta

1774

Etching of a village square with a stone fountain, ruined tower, goats, donkeys, and figures in rustic dress.

View of Saint-Andéol

1774

Etching of an elderly schoolmaster at a desk with children studying in a plain room with windows and a dog on the floor.

The School Master

1780

Etching of two boys playing with a dog in a dim doorway while two women look on, lit from one side.

Children Playing with a Dog

1789

Etching of a public writer at a wooden booth with waiting customers, a seated knitting woman, a child and dogs on a street.

Public Writer

1790

Etching of a small rustic chapel by rocks and trees, with two robed hermits in the foreground and cattle on a path.

The Little Hermitage

1793

Etching of a ferry crossing a river near a stone bridge and tower, with a hilltop town and mountains behind and travellers in

Garigliano Passage (Italy)

1793

Etching of a gnarled tree with leafy branches above grazing cattle, sheep, and seated figures in a wooded landscape.

Spring, after a drawing completed in Saint-Chamond

1795

Etching of a leaning bare tree, goats on a hill, figures in hats at left and a wooden shed at right.

Winter, after a drawing completed in Saint-Chamond

1795

Engraved self-portrait of a man in a wide hat holding a print of cows under trees, with a plaster bust and inkwell on the tab

Self-Portrait with Cows

1796

Etching of a standing donkey and a resting donkey in a grassy field, with a herder and cow in the distance at right.

Jenny with its Foal

1797

Etching of a rural landscape with a domed chapel, trees, a stone bridge over a river, and a château on a distant hill.

The Old Chapel at Châtillon-d'Azergues

1799

Etching of a river with a stone bridge, ruined castle tower, watermill, figures on a jetty, rowboats and dense trees.

View of the Château de Sainte-Colombe in Dauphiné

1800

Etching of a wooden boat on a riverbank with figures, logs, and a castle and church spire behind.

The Construction Site, in Savigny

1803

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man in a white ruff collar and dark gown, hands clasped, with a sketch pinned to the wa

Portrait, after David Teniers the Younger

1803

Etching of a river scene with a covered barge, rowing boats, a crowd on the bank, and a fortified hilltop town.

Papal Promenade Along The Saône

1805

Etching of a riverside customs house with arches, a tower, figures on the shore, boats with barrels, and a distant town.

View of Old Customs House in Rome

1807

Etching of a river landscape with a fortified castle on a rocky cliff, a stone bridge, and boatmen in the foreground.

View of the Convent of the Barefooted Carmelites at Lyon

1807

Engraved self portrait of a man in a top hat holding a sketch of a woman, beside a plaster bust, quill and inkwell.

Self Portrait Holding Portrait of Wife

1796

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling bearded man being crowned with garlands by a woman, with a winged figure, cherubs and a sc

Time Banished by Truth

n.d.

Etching of a child blowing a soap bubble beside a man holding a hat, a parrot perched on a chair, and a bowl on a table.

Soap Bubbles

1799

Watercolor of rushing river rapids by a stone tower and wooden shed, with cattle and figures on the rocky banks.

Flußlandschaft bei L'Arbresle im Lyonnais

1790

Etching of resting field workers beside a haystack, with horses, a drinking man and a sleeping figure under a cloudy sky.

Rustende maaiers op een veld

1795

Pen drawing of a rustic Italian farmhouse with chimney smoke, a leaning tree, and small figures and a dog in the foreground.

Italienisches Gehöft

Ein Reiter

Sepia drawing of a square with a colonnaded building, a domed rotunda, two fountains and trees.

Platz in Ariccia

Etching of seven portrait heads of men and a young person in turbans, fur caps and wide-brimmed hats, signed and dated 1793.

Seven Portrait heads

1793

Etching of a pastoral landscape with four cows, two figures on a road, a ruined hilltop and distant mountains.

Landschap met links twee figuren en vier koeien en rechts een ruïne op een heuvel

1762

Etching of a small grove of tall trees with a hunter aiming a long gun on a path, and a thatched cottage at right.

Petit Bosquet au Chasseur

1772

Etching of a forest road with tall trees, a thatched cottage at left, and a horseback rider and figures on the path.

Entree de Foret

1772

Etching of a river landscape with a castle on a hill, village church spires, cottages, and a barge on the water.

Vue du chateau de Madrid

1736

Etching of cattle wading through a shallow river ford with a herdsman, beside a stone bridge, ruined tower and trees.

The Little Ford

1803

Etching of a family resting under a large tree beside a river, with travelers on a path and hills in the distance.

Family Scene in Landscape

1803

Self Portrait of the Artist Holding a Portrait of his Wife

1796

Grey wash drawing of a rustic farmyard with a timber balcony, stairs, a bare tree, straw, and two seated figures.

A Farmyard

1736