Cribleurs de blé, du Vexin Normand (1790)
Jean Jacques Lequeu1790 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1826)
Specifications
- Year
- 1790
- Nationality / school
- French
- Lifespan
- 1757–1826
About the artwork
Jean Jacques Lequeu is the artist behind "Cribleurs de blé, du Vexin Normand", dated 1790. Background on Illustration: Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters. Printing methods such as woodcut, engraving, lithography, and photomechanical reproduction each shaped how illustrators worked. Context for 1790: The Enlightenment and the habit of the Grand Tour fed a wider interest in science, travel, antiquity, and natural history, and illustrators accompanied many expeditions. In Japan, ukiyo-e woodblock printing flourished in the Edo period and made colour prints a popular and affordable art form. The catalogue places it in Illustration. The format is landscape.
"Cribleurs de blé, du Vexin Normand" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Illustrative graphics are valued for their decorative line work and narrative quality, which makes them a strong fit for gallery walls, kids rooms, studies, and more intimate interiors. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
French, 1757–1826
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