LE PRINCE Jean Baptiste (1734-1781), (Furnace). "Le Poële.

(Furnace). "Le Poële."

Aquatint, etching. Signed on the plate: "Le Prince 1770". Board dimensions: 24.5 x 30.5 cm.
Jean Baptiste Le Prince, French painter and printmaker, pupil of Boucher, created historical scenes, landscapes and portraits. He is considered the creator of a new graphic technique, aquatint, in which he achieved mastery. Between 1758 and 1764, he traveled to Russia, where his most important works were created, documenting daily life, customs and costumes. His oeuvre also includes works with Polish themes. The offered engraving shows the interior of a peasant hut with children gathered in large numbers by the stove. Traces of dampstain and soiling. 9277/11.