Landscape with Peasants Fording a Stream

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince French

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This previously unknown landscape drawing is among the earliest known works by Le Prince, made when he was still working closely with his teacher, François Boucher (1703-1770). It clearly displays the lineage of Boucher's particular conception of the pastoral, combining a strong interest in northern art with a Rococo sensibility, while at the same time anticipating the arabesque-based compositions and delicate use of wash that characterize Le Prince's mature landscapes.

Landscape with Peasants Fording a Stream, Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (French, Metz 1734–1781 Saint-Denis-du-Port), Red chalk with brush and brown and gray wash

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