French painter and printmaker (1623-1700)

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Two priests and their server follow a funeral procession carrying an open coffin into a church. Etching by J. Pesne after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

Eudamidas dictating his will on his deathbed, leaving the care of his mother and daughter to two friends. Engraving by J. Pesne after N. Poussin.

The death of Sapphira. Engraving by J. Pesne, ca. 1703, after N. Poussin.

Heads of Jewish tribes sent to reconnoitre the land of Canaan bring back enormous grapes and figs; representing autumn. Engraving by J. Pesne, ca. 1664, after N. Poussin.

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Jean Pesne

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Images by Jean Pesne

Works from the collections

Eudamidas dictating his will on his deathbed, leaving the care of his mother and daughter to two friends. Engraving by J. Pesne after N. Poussin.

The death of Sapphira. Engraving by J. Pesne, ca. 1703, after N. Poussin.

Heads of Jewish tribes sent to reconnoitre the land of Canaan bring back enormous grapes and figs; representing autumn. Engraving by J. Pesne, ca. 1664, after N. Poussin.

Two priests and their server follow a funeral procession carrying an open coffin into a church. Etching by J. Pesne after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

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