La Maitresse d'école

c. 1769

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

Artist, French, 1734 - 1781

François Boucher

Artist After, French, 1703 - 1770

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    Etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    book (volume closed): 56.7 × 42 × 3 cm (22 5/16 × 16 9/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
    page size: 55.5 × 40 cm (21 7/8 × 15 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.1639.53.a

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hédou 150, Inventaire du fonds Français 141

  • Volume Title

    Oeuvre de J. B. Le Prince Sur les Moeurs, les Coutumes et les Habillemens de différents Peuples, Gravé en partie à l'Eau Forte et le reste par le procédé qu'il a inventé pour produire l'effet des Desseins lavés

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Title Page

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

1770

This is a photograph of a red leather book cover adorned with intricate gold tooling. The cover features a symmetrical border of swirling floral and vine-like patterns in each corner and along the sides. In the center, there is a coat of arms with a shield, a crown, and geometric shapes surrounded by decorative floral motifs. The red leather has a luxurious texture that contrasts with the gold embellishments, suggesting a historical or ceremonial significance.

Oeuvre de J. B. Le Prince Sur les Moeurs, les Coutumes et les Habillemens de différents Peuples, Gravé en partie à l'Eau Forte et le reste par le procédé qu'il a inventé pour produire l'effet des Desseins lavés

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

1770

Frontispiece

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

1764

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hippolyte-Alexandre-Gabriel-Walter Destailleur, Paris (bookplate)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004, no. 20, as La Danse russe (The Russian Dance).

Inscriptions

In plate, lower left: Boucher del; in plate, lower right: Le Prince sculp.; in plate, below image: La Maitresse d'ecole

Watermarks

dovecote and T DUPUY AUVERGNE 1742

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