Jacques Philippe Le Bas and David Tenier the Younger

L'Eau (Water)

Jacques Philippe Le Bas's original engraving and etching, L'Eau (Water) belongs to an early set of engravings depicting the four elements - earth, fire, air and water. Each engraving was based upon the designs of the great Dutch master, David Teniers, the Younger. This engraving is printed upon mid eighteenth century hand-make, laid paper and with wide, full margins, first and only state as published by Le Bas I Paris around 1745. L'Eau (Water) represents a prime example of the famous and influential art created by the French artist, Jean Philippe Le Bas.

Original Engraving & Etching by the French artist, Jacques Philippe Le Bas designed by David Teniers, the Younger.

L'Eau (Water)

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Jacques Philippe Le Bas (Paris, 1707 - 1783)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Designer	Notes	-
01-		L'Eau (Water) by Jacques Philippe Le Bas	Original Engraving & Etching	c. 1745	David Teniers (Anvers, 1610 - Bruxelles, 1690)	G. K. Nagler, Catalogue # 124, First and Only State.
02.-		Ruine Grecque (Greek Ruins) by Jacques Philippe Le Bas	Original Engraving	c. 1750 - 1760	J. P. Panini	G. K. Nagler, Catalogue #90, First and Only State	Sold

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David Teniers, the Younger (Antwerp, 1610 – Brussels, 1690)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Engraver Info	Medium	Date	Info	-
01.-		L'Eau (Water) engraved by Jacaues Le Bas designed by David Teniers, The Younger	Le Bas, Jacques Philippe (Paris, 1707 - 1783)	Original Engraving & Etching	c. 1745	Published by Jacaques Philippe Le Bas in Paris
02.-		Madonna of the Cherries by Lucas Vorsterman, the Younger designed by David Teniers, the Younger and Titian	Lucas Vorsterman, the Younger (Antwerp, c. 1605 - 1667)	Original Etching	1656-1660	Theatrum Pictorium (Theatre of Paintings)

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Title:	L'Eau (Water)
Engraver:	Le Bas, Jacques Philippe (Paris, 1707 - 1783)
Designer:	Teniers, David, the Younger (Antwerp, 1610 – Brussels, 1690)
Date:	c. 1745
Medium:	Original Engraving & Etching
Publisher:	Jacques Philippe le Bas, Paris
Note:	Jacques Philippe Le Bas (Paris, 1707 - 1783): Jacques Philippe Le Bas received his first art lessons in Paris under M. Herisset, at age fourteen. His talents were evident at an early age and he finished his studies several years later under the engraver, Nicolas Tardieu. La Bas's first independent engravings date from 1735. In his early works he excelled in landscapes and figure studies, combining both engraving and etching to lend more facility to his compositions than was usually the case at this time.
	Le Bas quickly established himself as one of the most sought after engravers of the mid eighteenth century. He was admitted as a full member of the prestigious Royal French Academy in 1743 and had earlier received the title of 'Engraver to the King'. By 1750, many of the best young engravers in Europe came to Paris to study under Le Bas. These included such great artists in their own right at Eisen, Cochin, Moreau, De Launey, Robert Strange and Henry Ryland. Jacques Philippe Le Bas's wide reaching artistic influence thus carried into the early nineteenth century.
	Scholars usually point to Le Bas's engravings created before 1750 as being the summit of his art. These engravings are easy to distinguish as they were both engraved and published by Le Bas and bear his 'Rue de la Harpe' address which is inscribed along the lower plate-mark in this original example. L'Eau (Water) belongs to an early set of engravings depicting the four elements - earth, fire, air and water. Each engraving was based upon the designs of the great Dutch master, David Teniers.
	David Teniers, the Younger (Antwerp, 1610 – Brussels, 1690): A famous Flemish genre painter, David Teniers first studied under his father, David the Elder (1582-1649). He became a master in the Antwerp painters’ guild in 1632 and was appointed the dean in 1645. Early he was influenced by Adriaen Brouwer and created mostly religious scenes. By 1640, however, David Teniers was concentrating upon the genre scenes and depictions of peasant life for which his art gained its greatest renown. In 1651 David Teniers moved to Brussels where Archduke Leopold Wilhelm appointed him both as the court painter and the keeper of his prestigious art collection. In 1660 he published the Theatrum Pictorium and, in 1665, was the chief founder of the Antwerp Academy. Today his famous paintings are in the world’s major collections, such as the Prado, The Hague, Buckingham Palace, and the Hermitage. L'Eau (Water) represents a prime example of the famous and influential art created by David Teniers, the Younger.
Raisonne:	G. K. Nagler, Neues Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexicon, Schwarzenberg & Schumann, Leipzig (3rd. edition), Vol. 8, pp. 302-307.
	Catalogue # 124, First and Only State.
Size:	8 1/2 X 6 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Buy Now	Price: $395.00 US
Condition:	Printed on mid eighteenth century hand-make, laid paper and with wide, full margins as published by Le Bas I Paris around 1745. A brilliant, initial impression and in excellent condition throughout. It is uncommon t find an eighteenth century engraving in such perfect condition, where even the margins are immaculate. This beautiful, original impression of L'Eau (Water) represents a prime example of the famous and influential art of Jean Philippe Le Bas.
Subject:	Jacques Philippe Le Bas, David Teniers, the Younger, original engraving and etching, L'Eau (Water) the four elements - earth, fire, air and water, Dutch master.
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Jacques Philippe Le Bas & David Teniers, the Younger

L'Eau (Water)