Peasants at Rest

Jean Baptist Le Prince

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Basic information
ID
Ж-862
Author
Jean Baptist Le Prince
Name
Peasants at Rest
Technique
oil painting
Material
tinplate oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm)
14 x 19.5
Additionally
Type
painting
Genre
landscape
Plot
Landscape
Provenance
Purchased in 1940
Exposition
Potocki Palace
Information about author
Author
Jean Baptist Le Prince
Artist's lifetime
1733–1783
Country
France
Object description
In the foreground, a group of four men is positioned at the centre above the river. One, depicted holding a stick, stands facing forward while the other three sit on the ground. To their right, under a tree, there is a cart with a round canopy and a blue coverlet. Near the cart, there are unhitched horses. In the background, a valley with trees and mountains on the horizon is depicted. The sky in the artwork is blue and slightly cloudy.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery