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Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, designer

Head of a Young Woman (Tête de jeune femme penchée), 1768

Description

Maker

Title

Head of a Young Woman (Tête de jeune femme penchée)

Year

1768

Medium

Etching and aquatint on laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 11.8 x 9.2 cm (4 5/8 x 3 5/8 inches)

Type

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

66.232

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Visions and Revisions

February 15 - August 4, 2019

These portraits were based on drawings Le Prince made during his extensive travels in Russia. Back in France, he started publishing prints in 1768 using a particular method of aquatint that allowed him to attain a painterly fluidity while retaining a high degree of control. Printed in brown ink, the plates replicated the visual qualities of pen and wash, catering to an expanding market for drawings. Le Prince was closely associated with Saint-Non (at left), but the two printmakers developed different techniques for etching tone.

Le Prince became famous for his prints and genre paintings of Russian exotica. His taste for strong tonal contrasts and orientalist subjects earned him the nickname of “the Rembrandt of our time.”

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