The Russian Concert (Le Concert Russien)

René Gaillard French
 After Jean-Baptiste Le Prince French

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Le Prince trained in the studio of François Boucher, where he learned drawing, painting, and printmaking. He traveled to Russia in 1757, spending time in St. Petersburg and the surrounding countryside. Following his return to Paris in 1763, Russian genre scenes would dominate his output for the following decade. This print by René Gaillard is based on a painting in the collection of Jean Denis Lempereur. A woman in exotic garb and draped in pearls listens attentively as two musicians perform in a richly appointed interior.

The Russian Concert (Le Concert Russien), René Gaillard (French, ca. 1719–1790 Paris), Engraving

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