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Jean Le Pautre

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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 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

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

Frieze

1660

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

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 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

Engraved ornamental panel with a central octagonal landscape of a tree, hunters and a dog, framed by garlands and classical f

Panel from, "Ornements de Paneaux"

1680

Engraved print of two ornamental friezes with acanthus scrolls, a hunting vignette of dogs and a stag, and putti in a central

Two Friezes

1660

Pen drawing of an ornamental frieze with acanthus scrolls, a nude man wrestling a lion, and winged figures.

Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Man (Hercules?) fighting a Lion

17th century

Engraved ornament panel with a hippocamp holding a trident on the left and a griffin with a cherub on the right.

Design for a Panel with Two Variants containing a Hippocamp and a Griffin, from "Ornements de panneaux à la romaine"

1651

Engraved ornament panel with a satyr, a sphinx, scrolling foliage, a shell motif and a cornucopia within a decorative frame.

Design for a Panel with Two Variants containing a Satyr and a Sphynx, from "Panneaux d'ornement"

17th century

Engraved architectural design for a tabernacle with a central arched niche, winged figures, garlands, and relief medallions.

Design for a Tabernacle with Two Variants, from "Tabernacles à l'italienne"

ca. 1644-66

Engraved design for a decorative choir screen with carved panels, scrollwork, garlands, and figures, from Jean Le Pautre.

Design for a Choir Screen with Two Variants, from "Clôtures de chapelles"

17th century

Etching of a satyr drinking from a vase held up by putti, with draped curtains, vines and a seated figure at left.

Design for a Panel with a Satyr Drinking from a Vase held up by a Putti, from "Feuillages et autres ornements"

ca. 1640-82

Etched frieze design with central medallion, nude figures, putti, a sea creature, and scrolling foliage, with a French inscri

Two Designs for Friezes with Medallions, from "Frises, feuillages ou tritons marins antiques et modernes"

ca. 1640-82

Two Designs for Friezes, of which one has a Round Portrait Medaillon, from "Frises, feuillages ou tritons marins anti…

ca. 1640-82

Etched decorative frieze with Neptune and Amphitrite in a sea chariot above and tritons and mermaids among waves below.

Two Designs for Frieze Decorations with Sea Creatures, of which one features Neptune and Amphitrite, from "Frises, fe…

ca. 1640-82

Etched ornamental print with two friezes of acanthus scrolls, fruit garlands, sea figures and a classical bust in a medallion

Two Designs for Friezes with Acanthus Scrolls, from "Frises, Feuillages ou Tritons Marins à la romaine"

ca. 1640-82

Engraved architectural frieze with a sea chariot procession above, and dolphins, scrolls and a reclining river god below.

Two decorated Frieze Designs for Cornices, from "Frise pour les architraves, corniches et autres ornaments d'architec…

before 1666

Engraving of a formal Italianate garden with a large central fountain, terraces, and putti holding a title cartouche above.

View of a Garden with a Water Basin and Large Fountain, title page from "Grottes et fontaines de jardins à l'italienne"

17th century

Engraved frieze with a boar hunt and centaurs above, and hunters among swirling acanthus scrolls below.

Designs for Friezes

1640

Engraved horizontal frieze of swirling acanthus scrolls, a small bird, and a figure holding fruit at right.

Frieze

1650

Etching of a decorative trophy of arms with a winged helmeted figure, ram and horse heads, spears, and cherubs above a curved

Trophy of Arms (Un trophée d'armes au-dessus d'un cintre)

1640

Engraved decorative frieze with scrollwork, putti, fruit garlands, a mountain landscape vignette and a circular classical med

Freizes

1650