Les Filets (The Nets)

1771

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

Artist, French, 1734 - 1781

The image depicts a riverside view with serene composition. The viewer is positioned on the riverbank, looking across the water. A horizon line is visible with a sailboat sailing smoothly. Faint outlines of structures can be seen far away. Close to us, there are figures beside fishing nets and wooden crates. The scene is illustrated in a warm sepia tone with intricate textures, precise brushstrokes, detailed foliage, and rippling waters. Light and shadow add depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.33.58

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hedou 1879, no. 139, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1879

  • Hedou, Jules. Jean Le Prince et son oeuvre. Paris: J. Baur Libraire, 1879.

Inscriptions

in plate, in image, at lower left: Le Prince 1771; in plate, below image, at center: Les Filets

Watermarks

fragment of double-headed eagle

Wikidata ID

Q65572207

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