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Le Médecin Clair-Voyant. Dédié à S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc de Chartres Prince du Sang.
Le Médecin Clair-Voyant. Dédié à S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc de Chartres Prince du Sang. Gravé d’après le Tableau Original tiré de Son Cabinet. Par Son très humble et trés Obéissant Serviteur, Helman.
Peint en 1775 par Le Prince, Peintre du Roi, et Conseiller en son Académie Royale. Gravé en 1775 par Helman, Graveur de M.gr le Duc de Chartres.
A Paris ches l’Auteur, rue des Mathurins, au petit Hôtel de Chiny. [n.d. c.
Etching and engraving. 496 x 386mm. 19½ x 15¼". Trimmed with some nicks and tears to edges.
Interior with doctor sitting on a chair and pointing at the heart of the young woman standing in front of him; on the left, an apprentice is making some medicine with a mortar.
[Ref: 27646]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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1.re Pastorale.
1.re Pastorale.
Le Prince 1769. bit later
Etching with aquatint, with hand colour. 305 x 380mm (12 x 15"), very large margins on 3 sides. Narrow right margin.
A shepherd plays a pipe to his family, dog and resting sheep and cows. Drawn and etched by Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734-81), the possible inventor of aquatint: he first used the technique in 1768, the year before this print.
[Ref: 57651]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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I1.e Pastorale.
I1.e Pastorale.
Le Prince 1769. bit later.
Etching with aquatint, with hand colour. 305 x 380mm (12 x 15"), very large margins on 3 sides. Narrow right margin.
Two shepherds rest, with three sheep and a goat. Drawn and etched by Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734-81), the possible inventor of aquatint: he first used the technique in 1768, the year before this print.
[Ref: 57652]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Le Repos.
Le Repos.
Le Prince 1771.
Se vend à Paris chéz l'auteur, Cour du Vieux Louvre.
Aquatint with etching, printed in sepia. 450 x 350mm (17¾ x 13¾"), with small margins. Damp stains in left margin.
A young girl sleeps in a makeshift bed in a barn, leaving a basket of eggs to fall over and break. Her aged peasant parents look on in disgust.
[Ref: 52972]   £280.00   (£336.00 incl.VAT)
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La Danse Russe.
La Danse Russe.
Le Prince 1760.
Hand coloured etching and aquatint, image 300 x 235mm. 11¾ x 9¼".
A Russian man and woman dancing in front of an audience to the accompaniment of musicians with guitar-like instruments. A large tent behind. By Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734 - 1781), painter and etcher; inventor of aquatint: 1757-62 in Russia.
[Ref: 13303]   £390.00  
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[Russian orthodox parish priest]
[Russian orthodox parish priest] Curé en habit de Choeur [Parish priest in choir dress].
[J.B. Le Prince.]
[Paris, c.1782.]
Etching on watermarked laid paper, 225 x 145mm, 9 x 5¾". Full margins, stitching holes to upper part. Uncut.
Full ecclesiastical robes, making a blessing gesture with his right hand and holding a book in the other. By Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734 - 1781), from a late 18th century collection of his sets of (mainly Russian) costume and character. This from the 'Divers Habillements des Prêtres de Russie' series (10 plates including title). Le Prince was a painter and etcher, inventor of aquatint; 1757-62 in Russia. A collected edition of his plates was published in 1782 by Basan.
[Ref: 21261]   £80.00   (£96.00 incl.VAT)
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[Russian orthodox parish priest]
[Russian orthodox parish priest] Diacre Séculier en Habit de Choeur [Secular deacon in choir dress].
Le Prince 1764 [in plate].
[Paris, c.1782.]
Etching on watermarked laid paper, 225 x 145mm, 9 x 5¾". Full margins, stitching holes to upper part. Uncut.
His right arm rests on a pedestal upon which is a censer; he wears an alb and a stole. By Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734 - 1781), from a late 18th century collection of his sets of (mainly Russian) costume and character. This from the 'Divers Habillements des Prêtres de Russie' series (10 plates including title). Le Prince was a painter and etcher, inventor of aquatint; 1757-62 in Russia. A collected edition of his plates was published in 1782 by Basan.
[Ref: 21260]   £80.00   (£96.00 incl.VAT)
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[Russian orthodox parish priest]
[Russian orthodox parish priest] Curé en Habit de Ville.
[J.B. Le Prince.]
[Paris, c.1782.]
Etching on watermarked laid paper, 230 x 145mm, 9 x 5¾". Full margins, stitching holes to upper part. One rust spot in plate edge upper left. Uncut.
With walking stick in right hand and fur hat in left hand; he wears a skullcap and a long robe over a tunic. By Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734 - 1781), from a late 18th century collection of his sets of (mainly Russian) costume and character. This from the 'Divers Habillements des Prêtres de Russie' series (10 plates including title). Le Prince was a painter and etcher, inventor of aquatint; 1757-62 in Russia. A collected edition of his plates was published in 1782 by Basan.
[Ref: 21259]   £80.00   (£96.00 incl.VAT)
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[Russian orthodox abbot]
[Russian orthodox abbot] Abbé Commandataire au Choeur [Abbot commandataire at the choir].
Le Prince 1764 [in plate].
[Paris, c.1782.]
Etching on watermarked laid paper, 230 x 145mm, 9 x 5¾". Full margins, stitching holes to upper part. Uncut.
Rosary beads in right hand and staff in the other, with long, hooded cape worn over tunic, and tall hat. By Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734 - 1781), from a late 18th century collection of his sets of (mainly Russian) costume and character. This from the 'Divers Habillements des Prêtres de Russie' series (10 plates including title). Le Prince was a painter and etcher, inventor of aquatint; 1757-62 in Russia. A collected edition of his plates was published in 1782 by Basan.
[Ref: 21258]   £80.00   (£96.00 incl.VAT)
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Soldat du Corps des Strelits [Soldier from the Streltsy militia].
Soldat du Corps des Strelits [Soldier from the Streltsy militia]. Sous les Armes.
[J.B. Le Prince.]
[Paris, c.1782.]
Etching on watermarked laid paper, 225 x 145mm, 9 x 5¾". Full margins, stitching holes to upper part. Uncut.
Russian soldier carrying axe over his left shoulder, shotgun over back, and sword at his left side. A horn and gunpowder hangs from his belt at right side. By Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734 - 1781), from a late 18th century collection of his sets of (mainly Russian) costume and character. This from the 'Les Strelits' series (8 plates including title). Streltsy (strelsi; Russian: “musketeers”) was an elite Russian military corps. Established in the mid-16th century, they provided the tsar's bodyguard. Le Prince was a painter and etcher, inventor of aquatint; 1757-62 in Russia. A collected edition of his plates was published in 1782 by Basan.
[Ref: 21265]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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Tambour des Strelits [Drummer from the Streltsy militia].
Tambour des Strelits [Drummer from the Streltsy militia].
[J.B. Le Prince.]
[Paris, c.1782.]
Etching on watermarked laid paper, 225 x 145mm, 9 x 5¾". Full margins, stitching holes to upper part. Uncut.
A young Russian soldier walking to right, beating a drum. By Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734 - 1781), from a late 18th century collection of his sets of (mainly Russian) costume and character. This from the 'Les Strelits' series (8 plates including title). Streltsy (strelsi; Russian: “musketeers”) was an elite Russian military corps. Established in the mid-16th century, they provided the tsar's bodyguard. Le Prince was a painter and etcher, inventor of aquatint; 1757-62 in Russia. A collected edition of his plates was published in 1782 by Basan.
[Ref: 21263]   £120.00   (£144.00 incl.VAT)
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Ecrivain de la Chancellerie du Corps des Strelits [Chancellery writer from the Streltsy militia].
Ecrivain de la Chancellerie du Corps des Strelits [Chancellery writer from the Streltsy militia].
[J.B. Le Prince.]
[Paris, c.1782.]
Etching on watermarked laid paper, 225 x 145mm, 9 x 5¾". Full margins, stitching holes to upper part. Uncut.
Man standing wearing fur lined hat and coat; he holds a quill in his right hand, and carries an inkpot hung from his belt. By Jean Baptiste Le Prince (1734 - 1781), from a late 18th century collection of his sets of (mainly Russian) costume and character. This from the 'Les Strelits' series (8 plates including title). Streltsy (strelsi; Russian: “musketeers”) was an elite Russian military corps. Established in the mid-16th century, they provided the tsar's bodyguard. Le Prince was a painter and etcher, inventor of aquatint; 1757-62 in Russia. A collected edition of his plates was published in 1782 by Basan.
[Ref: 21262]   £95.00   (£114.00 incl.VAT)
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O fortunatos nimium, sua si bona nôrint, Agricolas.
O fortunatos nimium, sua si bona nôrint, Agricolas. Virg. Geor. II.
Le Prince 1768.
Aquatint with etching, printed in sepia. 395 x 540mm (15¾ x 21¼"), with wide margins, Binding fold at centre.
A scarce large landscape with two sleeping satyrs and woman wearing a pelt playing the pan pipes; with flock and bull nearby, and two putti playing with a horn on the right. The quotation, from Virgil's 'Georgics' means “Oh more than fortunate, did they but know Their happiness, the farmers'.
[Ref: 41727]   £360.00  
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Femme Woctiake.
Femme Woctiake.
d'Apres Mr. le Prince.
A Paris chez Duflos rue St.Victor. [n.d. c.1787]
Engraving with hand colour. 279 x 166mm.
Strong contemporary colour in gold leaf line surround. ['A.D.P.R.' (Avec Privilege Du Roi) inscribed lower right].
[Ref: 2021]   £70.00   (£84.00 incl.VAT)
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