Louis Félix de La Rue

Louis Félix de La Rue belongs to the French etching tradition, working the copper plate with etching, engraving and drypoint to render allegorical and seasonal subjects such as Spring, Autumn, Summer, Air, Music and Architecture. The collection gathers twenty sheets, most of them pure etchings, with the remainder combining etching with engraving or adding drypoint. Together they give a compact view of his printmaking across these motifs.

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

Spring (Etching, engraving and drypoint)

· Etching, engraving and drypoint

Autumn (Etching, engraving and drypoint)

· Etching, engraving and drypoint

Summer (Etching, engraving and drypoint)

· Etching, engraving and drypoint

Air (Etching)

· Etching

Music

· Etching

Architecture (Etching)

· Etching

LA SCULPTURE

· Etching

Astronomy

· Etching

Fire (Etching)

· Etching

LA PEINTURE

· Etching

Poetry

· Etching

Earth (Etching)

· Etching

Water (Etching)

· Etching

Frontispiece (Etching and engraving)

· Etching and engraving

Three Cupids Turning a Somersault, an Eagle on the Right

· Etching and engraving

Three Cupids Playing with Vine Branches

· Etching and engraving

Three Cupids Holding a Helmet

· Etching and engraving

Three Cupids, Two Playing Music, One Holding Palm Leaves

· Etching and engraving

Winter (Etching, engraving and drypoint)

· Etching, engraving and drypoint

Three Cupids with Military Trophies

· Etching and engraving