Second Pastoral

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince1769

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Two shepherds are seated left, their backs to the observer. A goat and three sheep in the immediate foreground. Cows in the distance. Inscribed, lower left: "Le Prince 1769". Title below.

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Title: Second Pastoral
Creator: Jean Baptiste Le Prince, French, 1734 – 1781
Date Created: 1769
Location Created: France
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Aquatint and etching in sepia ink on laid paper

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Jean-Baptiste Le Prince Agriculture Etching France Ink Laid paper

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