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Jean Le Pautre

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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

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 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

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

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

Trophy

1650

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

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

Engraved design for an ornate classical mantelpiece with columns, garlands, an eagle, and figures above a fireplace opening.

Design for Mantle Piece, from "Cheminées a la Romaine"

1670

Engraved design for a decorative door with flanking female figures, garlands, putti and a central ornamental medallion.

Design for Door, from "Placarts Ou Ornemens"

1650

Engraved ornamental design with reclining figures, cherubs, scrolling acanthus and classical moldings, by Jean Le Pautre, 166

Sheet from the set, "Recherche de Plusieurs Beaux Morceaux d'Ornamens"

1660

Engraving of a ceremonial hall with a canopied throne, courtiers, banners and fleur-de-lis curtains framing the scene.

The Coronation of Louis XIV

1655

Engraved design of a term pedestal topped by two intertwined bearded bacchic figures wearing ivy wreaths, with a tassel below

Design for a Term with Two Bacchic Figures, from: Curieuses recherches de plusieurs beaus morceaus d'ornemens antique…

1645

Etching of a satyr seen from behind with a floral wreath, resting on an ornamental term with garlands and scrollwork.

Design for a Term with Two Embracing Satyrs, from: Curieuses recherches de plusieurs beaus morceaus d'ornemens antiqu…

1645

Engraved architectural plate of paneled doors with a cartouche titled Portes des Appartemens de Triannon and a scale bar.

Doors of the Trianon Apartments, plate III from "Portes a Placard et Lambris"

17th century

Engraved architectural plate of a door, wainscot paneling, and Corinthian column with an oval wreath, labeled Porte a Placard

Door and Part of the Wainscot in the restored Salon of the Trianon Palace, plate IV from "Portes a Placard et Lambris"

17th century

Engraved architectural plate showing a paneled door and chimney with garland and eagle ornament from the Versailles Billiards

Door and Chimney of the Billiards room at Versailles, plate I from "Portes a Placard et Lambris"

17th century

Engraved plate of two door designs with panelled walls, garland swags, and an oval cartouche with a female mask.

Two Designs for Doors, one at Versailles and one at the Hotel Cavois in Paris, plate II from "Portes a Placard et Lam…

17th century

Engraved architectural elevation of a hidden door with a mirror panel in paneled walls, with an oval title cartouche above.

Hidden Door covered with a Mirror in the Trianon Palace, plate V from "Portes a Placard et Lambris"

17th century

Engraved plate of a paneled door and wall paneling with a mirror, labeled Porte à Placard, with a scale ruler at left.

Door and Part of the Wall Paneling with Mirrored Glass from the House of Monsieur le Maître at Plessis Piquet, plate…

17th century

Engraved fireplace design with sphinxes, a cupid on draped canopy, urn and garlands, title banner below.

Design for a Fireplace Surmounted by Sphynxes and Cupid, title page from "Nouveaux dessins de cheminées à l'italienne"

ca. 1640-82

Engraved print of a classical altar with columns, winged putti, and a central panel showing the Resurrection of Christ.

Altar with the Resurrection of Christ, plate 2 from "Nouveaux dessins d'autels à la romaine"

ca. 1640-82

Etching of two ornamental panels with putti, acanthus scrolls, grapevines, satyr figures and a candelabra.

Two Designs for Panels with Candelabra Decorations, from "Montants d'ornement"

ca. 1640-82

Pen and ink design sheet with scrolling acanthus, a lion head, winged creature and cherubs in a double border.

Recto, Design for a door handle with alternative suggestions

1650

Engraved plate with four bands of architectural friezes showing sea gods, a griffin, acanthus scrolls, masks, and marine moti

Plate from Frises pour les architraves, cornices, et autres ornements d'architecture (Friezes Intended for Ornamentin…

1650

Engraved title page with two armored warriors framing a medallion showing a triumphal arch, weapons, and a motto scroll below

Trophee médallique et impérial (Medal and Imperial Trophy)

1660