Lot #195 - Attrib. Jean-Baptiste Le Prince
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Australian & International Art
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Sale Date:07 Dec 2014 ~ 12noon
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Lot #:195
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Lot Description:Attrib. Jean-Baptiste Le Prince
(French 1734-1781)
"A Tartar of Kazan", c.1758-64
Watercolour
18 x 11cm -
Notes:Label verso states attribution, & identifies work as a study for plate XXI in 'The Costumes of the Russian Empire,' pub. W Miller 1803. Le Prince was a student of Francois Boucher (1703-1770), & in 1758 he travelled to Russia to work for Catherine the Great at the Imperial Palace, St Petersburg. He remained in Russia for 5 years, & travelled through Finland, Lithuania & Siberia, returning to Paris in Dec, 1763.
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Estimate:A$600 - 1,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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