id: 109179 accession number: 1927.334 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1927.334 updated: Rural Recreation, 1769. Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734–1781). 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1927.334 title: Rural Recreation title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1769 creation date earliest: 1769 creation date latest: 1769 current location: creditline: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland copyright: --- culture: France, 18th century technique: etching and aquatint department: Prints collection: PR - Etching type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: Le Blanc, vol. II, p. 539, no. 45 (Inventiare du Fonds Français 131) --- CREATORS * Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734–1781) - artist --- measurements: 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.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Highlights of the Rococo: Norweb Ceramics and Related Arts opening date: 1983-11-11T05:00:00 Highlights of the Rococo: Norweb Ceramics and Related Arts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 11, 1983-June 3, 1984). title: Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints opening date: 2001-08-26T00:00:00 Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001). title: Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings opening date: 2016-07-16T04:00:00 Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 6, 2016). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1927.334/1927.334_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1927.334/1927.334_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1927.334/1927.334_full.tif