Description: 6 Original Etchings The complete set of “Chasses et feuillages” Printed in 1663 Fantastic richly inked designs of hunting scenes. Dogs, Lions, Deer, Leopards, and Boar intertwined with curling acanthus decorations in a tumult of motion. Each laid down on a larger (14 x 20 inch) sheet of antique laid paper. Scattered staining, mostly in the larger backing sheet. Trimmed to platemark or with narrow margins. Plates measure 6 x 9 inches. Original 17th c prints by this artist like these have sold for several hundred dollars apiece. (I saw a fragment of one of these prints at auction with an estimate of 100-200 euros.) The 18th c reprints are much more common and sell for less. Complete sets of the original printings are rare but held in a few major European museums. Designs by Jean Le Pautre or Lepautre (baptised 28 June 1618; died 2 February 1682) was a French designer and engraver, the elder brother of the architect Antoine Le Pautre, the father of the engravers Pierre Le Pautre and Jacques Le Pautre, and the uncle of the sculptor Pierre Lepautre. Jean Le Pautre was an apprentice to a carpenter and builder. In addition to learning mechanical and constructive work, he developed considerable skill with the pencil. His designs, innumerable in quantity and exuberant in content, consisted mainly of ceilings, friezes, chimney-pieces, doorways and mural decorations. He also devised fire-dogs, sideboards, cabinets, console tables, mirrors and other pieces of furniture. Le Pautre was long employed at the Gobelins manufactory. His work is often very flamboyant and elaborate. He frequently used amorini and swags, arabesques and cartouches in his work. His chimney-pieces, in contrast, were often simple and elegant. His engraved plates, nearly 1,500 in number, are almost entirely original and include a portrait of himself. He made many designs for Andre Charles Boulle.
Price: 350 USD
Location: South Hadley, Massachusetts
End Time: 2025-01-06T16:22:13.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Jean Le Pautre
Unit of Sale: Set
Type: Print
Theme: Hunting
Style: Baroque
Production Technique: Etching
Region of Origin: France
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Hunting
