Caption

Le Page, Le Prince, Jean-Baptiste (1734–1781), graphic artist; genre scene in a rich Russian (oriental) costume; etching and aquatint on plate with delicate etching outline, aquatint washed with a glass brush, aquatint etched three times (three shades of grey), final etching and framing; described in three states: state 1 avant la lettre with outline not yet enhanced; state 2 avec la lettre, sepia print; state 3 printed with Chinese ink (black paint) — this is the present state; 1769, Paris, France; graphic print; height 11.8 cm, width 8.7 cm., A standing figure wearing a long, layered garment with draped fabric and a fur-trimmed outer robe holds a shallow dish or tray in both hands, with a tall cylindrical hat atop short hair; to the left a table covered with a cloth supports a large ornate vessel and a group of rounded objects, and a flowing curtain forms the backdrop with folds and shadowing; the image is rendered in shades of brown, beige, and sepia with darker brown outlines and shading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A39_080

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.7Mb (9.3Mb) / 12.0in x 17.0in / 3600 x 5114 (300dpi)

Keywords

Le Page Le Prince Jean-Baptiste 1734–1781 graphic artist genre scene rich Russian oriental costume etching aquatint plate delicate outline aquatint washed glass brush etched three times three shades grey final etching framing described three states state 1 avant la lettre yet enhanced state 2 avec la lettre sepia print state 3 printed Chinese ink black paint present state 1769 Paris France graphic print height 11.8 cm width 8.7 cm standing figure wearing long layered garment draped fabric fur-trimmed outer robe holds shallow dish tray hands tall cylindrical hat atop short hair left table covered cloth supports large ornate vessel group rounded objects flowing curtain forms backdrop folds shadowing image rendered shades brown beige sepia darker brown outlines shading.