Jacques Philippe Le Bas

Jacques Philippe Le Bas belongs to the French tradition of reproductive printmaking, translating painted and drawn compositions into etching and engraving with disciplined line work. His plates move between genre scenes and religious subjects, as seen in titles such as L'Assomption and the street-life imagery of the Cris de Paris. The archive holds eight of his sheets, most of them executed in etching combined with engraving, alongside a single etching-only impression. Impressions up to later printings are included where the Met's records allow, so the group reflects both the artist's lifetime output and its continued circulation.

8 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)

Sweeping from Top to Bottom (Etching and engraving)

· Etching and engraving

Sweeping from Top to Bottom (Etching and Engraving)

· Etching and Engraving

Frontispiece (Etching and Engraving)

· Etching and Engraving

L'Assomption

· Etching and engraving

Pensant-ils au Raisin? (Are They Thinking About the Grape?)

18th century · Etching

Reverse copy of Noisettes (Nutcrackers), from Les Cris de Paris (The Cries of Paris)

18th century · Etching and engraving

Reverse copy of A Racomoder les Vieux Souflets (Mend the Old Bellows), plate 3 from "Le Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris)

18th century · Etching and engraving

Reverse copy of Balais Balais (Brushes Brushes), plate 5 from "Le Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris)

18th century · Etching and engraving