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Rural Recreation

Rural Recreation

1769
(French, 1734–1781)
France, 18th century
etching and aquatint
Sheet: 58.5 x 43.5 cm (23 1/16 x 17 1/8 in.); Platemark: 37.7 x 29.8 cm (14 13/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1927.334
Catalogue raisonné: Le Blanc, vol. II, p. 539, no. 45 (Inventiare du Fonds Français 131)
Location: not on view

Description

To create printed reproductions of his wash drawings, Le Prince refined the method of aquatint, which uses particles of resin and acid to etch areas of granular tone into the printing plate. The finished effect imitates the subtle gradations of light and shadow achieved in wash drawings like Landscape with Watermill.
  • "Eighteenth Century Decorative Prints." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 15, no. 7 (July 1928): 148-152 Mentioned: p. 149; Reproduced: p. 152 www.jstor.org
  • Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 6, 2016).
    Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001).
    Highlights of the Rococo: Norweb Ceramics and Related Arts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 8, 1983-June 3, 1984).
    40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 3, 1959-January 20, 1960).
  • {{cite web|title=Rural Recreation|url=false|author=Jean Baptiste Le Prince|year=1769|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1927.334