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Jean Le Pautre

68 works

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Etching of a classical colonnade and ruins with two draped figures walking past carved stone fragments and cypress trees.

A Young Woman Giving Directions to a Person

c. 1644-1680

Engraved design for an Italian-style chimneypiece with a classical bust medallion, putti, garlands and an inscribed cartouche

Chimneys in the Italian Manner

c. 1665

Pen drawing of a classical scene with an ornate ship, soldiers, robed figures, columns and a domed building.

Aeneas's Farewell to Dido

Etched frieze designs with scrolling foliage, reclining figures, fruit garlands and a classical bust in a medallion.

Two Frieze Designs

1650

Etching of two French alcove designs with ornate panels, draped fabric, and classically dressed figures in conversation.

Two Designs for French Alcove

1650

Etching of a military trophy with shields, banners, trumpets, helmets and laurel around a central medallion of a chariot with

Trophy of Arms

1650

Engraved ornamental design with a central oval medallion of mythological figures, surrounded by garlands, shells, and masks.

Print - Jean Le Pautre

Engraved design for an ornate tabernacle with angels, cherubs, garlands and a central religious image, inscribed in a cartouc

Design for Tabernacle, from "Tabernacles"

1650

Engraved print of an ornate urn and spouting basin in a formal garden, framed by scrolling acanthus and figures.

An Urn and Bowl in Eschutcheon, from "Fontaines, Cuvettes et Cartouches"

1650

Etched ceiling design with a central medallion of a reclining figure, winged figures, fruit garlands and ornate strapwork bor

Ceiling, from "Plafonds Modernes"

1650

Engraved print of an ornate chapel doorway with carved railings, lion sculptures, a crown emblem and small figures in the for

Railings for Chapels, from "Clostures de Chapelles"

1650

Engraved design of a female figure supporting a candlestand on her head, with draped swags, a landscape panel and a lion.

Design for a candlestand

1650

Etched decorative frieze with two lions and a putto among acanthus scrolls, with a printed Paris publisher inscription below.

Frieze

1660

Engraved print of two vertical ornamental panels with classical armor, putti, laurel wreaths and a horse medallion.

Set of Trophies, from "Trophey a l'Antique"

1680

Engraved design of an ornate altar with a central religious panel, winged angels holding a cross, and classical garlands.

Design for Altars, from "Autels et Retables"

1650

Etching of a classical palace facade with statues, a formal garden, horseback riders, and pedestrians in the foreground.

A park of a castle

1650

Etched ornamental friezes with acanthus scrolls, putti and an oval landscape vignette, with a title cartouche below.

Friezes: Title Page for the set "Frises Feuillages et autres Ornemens..."

1650

Engraved ceiling design with classical columns, garlands, reclining figures, and a cartouche inscription at lower right.

Ceiling, from "Grands Carts de Plafons"

1660

Engraving of a Roman-style banquet interior with draped canopy, musicians in a gallery, and armed figures in the foreground.

The Death of Amnon, Plate 1 from "Gland Alcoves a la Romaine"

1660

Engraved horizontal frieze of putti holding laurel, with trophies of arms, spears, and an oval shield showing a battle scene.

Frieze: Trophies of Arms and Putti

1670

Engraved ceiling design with garlands, putti and a central medallion showing a classical scene with figures.

Project for a ceiling. With alternative suggestions

1650

Engraved trophy design with winged figures, laurel wreath, shields, banners, and a battle scene in the landscape below.

Trophy

1650

Etched architectural design of a French alcove with columns, draped curtain, sculpted female figures and pastoral wall panels

Design for a French Alcove, from "Alcoves à le Francoise"

1670

Engraved ornamental design with a crucifixion in an oval medallion, flanked by winged angels and putti.

Design for Holy Water Spouts, from "Inventions Pour Faire des Plaques"

1650

Engraved mantelpiece design with two angels holding a cross above a medallion scene and laurel-wreathed masks below.

Design for Mantlepiece, from "Cheminées a la Modern"

1650

Engraved design for an arched overdoor with putti, a central mask, a reclining classical woman, and a foliage-framed roundel.

Design for Overdoor and Frame, from "Recherche de Plusieurs Beaux Morceaux"

1660

Engraving of a seated veiled woman beside an ornate pulpit with a preacher and listeners, framed by a curtain and columns.

Design for Pulpit

1670

Engraved design of a decorative fireplace with a central medallion portrait, sphinx figures, flanking eagles and paneled door

Design for Mantle Piece, from "Cheminées et Lambris"

1670

Etched ceiling design with ornate frame, winged figures, and a robed woman rising among clouds with putti.

Ceiling, from "Desseins de Plaphons"

1650

Engraved sheet of three ornamental picture frame designs with putti, trophies, scrollwork, and a reclining figure.

Design for Painted Frames, from "Bordures de Tableau"

1670

Engraved ornamental panel with winged figures, garlands and a central landscape scene with a figure leading a donkey.

Sheet from the set, "Ornemens de Peaneaux pour... Lambris"

1650

Engraved design for a choir screen with cherubs, a cross, an urn, garlands, and a bust in a draped frame.

Design for a Choir Screen

1670

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