Landscape with Peasants Fording a Stream
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Landscape with Peasants Fording a Stream
- Artist: Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (French, Metz 1734–1781 Saint-Denis-du-Port)
- Date: 1756
- Medium: Red chalk with brush and brown and gray wash
- Dimensions: 12 5/16 x 16 1/8 in. (31.3 x 41 cm.)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Purchase, Sally and Howard Lepow and Stephen A. Geiger Gifts, and Mary Oenslager Fund, 2005
- Object Number: 2005.168
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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