Vue d’une Laiterie près St. Maur-les-Paris (View of the Dairy near St. Maur-les-Paris)

c. 1772

Mademoiselle Le Roy, after Louis Le Sueur

Associated Names
Mademoiselle Le Roy

Artist, French, 18th century

Francoise Basset

Publisher, French, active c. 1785 - active 1792

Louis Le Sueur

Artist After, French, 1746-1803

The image shows a rural scene with a view from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is high, marked by distant hills and scattered trees. A thatched-roof cottage is on the left, partly hidden by vegetation and a nearby wooden structure. It is an engraved artwork with detailed lines and shading defining textures of foliage, the cottage, and the terrain. The color palette is predominantly sepia and warm brown inks. In the distance, more trees and small structures are visible, creating a sense of depth. A group of people and livestock are walking along a path, adding life to the setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chalk-manner printed in red on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.4 × 41.4 cm (11 9/16 × 16 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.3 × 43.7 cm (13 1/8 × 17 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.37.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Didier Martinez, Paris); (Joel R. Bergquist Fine Arts, Nashville, TN, 2012); purchased by NGA in 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in image: L Lesueur; upper left in plate: 3; upper right in plate: a.; lower center in plate: Vue d'une Laiterie près de St. Maur-les-Paris / A Paris chez Basset, rue Jacques, No. 670; in plate, below image, at left: "Dessiné d'après nature par le Sueur; in plate, below image, at right: Gravé par Mlle Le Roy.

Watermarks

fragment (Maix?)

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