Art, literature & history
Study for the Frontispiece, for Varie Vedute del Gentile
c. 1755
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
- 12.8 × 18.5 cm (5 1/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1953.203
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince. Study for the Frontispiece, for Varie Vedute del Gentile. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Study for the Frontispiece, for Varie Vedute del Gentile — Jean-Baptiste Le Prince. c. 1755.
Medium: Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto ivory wove paper. Dimensions: 12.8 × 18.5 cm (5 1/16 × 7 5/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.