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Louis Félix de La Rue

22 works

Louis Félix de La Rue was a draftsperson and sculptor. Read more

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Pen and brown ink drawing of Venus on clouds above Vulcan at his forge, with cupids and muscular smiths.

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan

18th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a classical arcade with a domed niche, a seated female figure, and many playful putti.

Hymn to Venus

c. 1760-65

Pen and brown wash drawing of two classical scenes with cherubs, clouds, columns and nude figures, designs for a box.

Designs for the Top and Bottom of a Small Rectangular Box

Pen and brown wash drawing of a nude woman supporting an urn-shaped candelabrum on a relief pedestal.

Kandelaar in de vorm van een naakte vrouw

1765

Etching of a seated male nude with one arm raised overhead, shaded with fine hatching.

Liggend mannelijk naakt

1741

Etching of three winged putti on a grassy bank, one holding a bundle of wheat stalks, titled Summer.

Summer

Etching of two winged putti on a cloud, one reading sheet music and the other playing a flute beside a lyre and tambourine.

Music

Etching of two putti with drafting tools, a compass and a book, beside a ruined column and stone wall titled Architecture.

Architecture

Etching of three winged putti on a cloud with sculptor's tools, one holding a small statuette, titled Sculpture.

Sculpture

Engraving of two winged putti on clouds, one aiming a telescope skyward, the other resting on a globe beside books and a tele

Astronomy

Etching of three putti tending a small fire with sticks, a lamb beside them, smoke rising into a wooded landscape.

Fire

Etching of three winged cherubs on clouds with a palette, brushes, a bust and an easel, titled Painting.

Painting - Louis Félix de La Rue

Etching of two cherubs on clouds with a lyre, laurel wreath, scroll, book and doves, captioned LA POESIE.

Poetry

Etching of three cherubs among clouds playing a tambourine, a horn, and drums beside a trumpet.

Earth

Engraving of three winged cherubs with a seashell and crab among waves, titled Water.

Water

Engraved frontispiece with three putti tumbling over a draped cartouche bearing the title of Boucher's third book of child gr

Frontispiece

Etching of three nude winged cupids tumbling in a somersault above a rocky mound, with an eagle perched at the lower right.

Three Cupids Turning a Somersault, an Eagle on the Right

Etching of three winged cupids playing with a leafy vine branch, with one child reaching up and another leaning among the fol

Three Cupids Playing with Vine Branches

Etching of three winged cupids in clouds, one holding a laurel branch and another embracing a plumed helmet.

Three Cupids Holding a Helmet

Etching of three winged cupids on a ledge with a mirror, a flute, and a garland of fruit and leaves.

Three Cupids, Two Playing Music, One Holding Palm Leaves

Etching of two cherubs tending a fire beside a hooded old woman warming her hands, with birds in the upper right.

Winter

Etching of three cupids playing among military trophies including a plumed helmet, shield and spear on a ledge.

Three Cupids with Military Trophies

Louis Félix de La Rue was a draftsperson and sculptor. Louis Félix de La Rue was born and died in Paris. Browse 22 works by Louis Félix de La Rue from 3 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata