Charles’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Portrait of Général Comte de Coetlosquet
Charles Edward Crespi Le Prince (French, 1784-1855) printed by Comte de Charles Philibert Lasteyrie du Saillant (French, 1759-1849)

Portrait of Maréchal Marmont, Duc de Raguse
Charles Edward Crespi Le Prince (French, 1784-1855) printed by Comte de Charles Philibert Lasteyrie du Saillant (French, 1759-1849)

Portrait of the Marquis de Noirville
Charles Edward Crespi Le Prince (French, 1784-1855) printed by Comte de Charles Philibert Lasteyrie du Saillant (French, 1759-1849)

Portrait of Chevalier Alexandre Lenoir
Charles Edward Crespi Le Prince (French, 1784-1855) printed by Comte de Charles Philibert Lasteyrie du Saillant (French, 1759-1849)

Portrait of Dr. Broussais
Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665-1747) printed by Comte de Charles Philibert Lasteyrie du Saillant (French, 1759-1849)

The Wedding at Cana
Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665–1747)

La Danse Russe (The Russian Dance)
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince French, 1734-1781

A Woman in Russian Dress
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince French, 1734-1781

Autumn, from The Seasons
After a design by Charles Le Brun (1619–1690) Woven at the workshop of Etienne Le Blond (1652–1727) and Jean de La Croix (1628–1712) at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins France, Paris

Nighthawks
Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967)

Lion (One of a Pair, South Pedestal)
Edward Kemeys (American, 1843–1907) American Bronze Founding Company (American, founded 1886) Chicago

Still Life Filled with Space
Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) French, born Switzerland, 1887–1965

Untitled (girlfriend)
Richard Prince American, born 1949

Abstract Composition
Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) French, born Switzerland, 1887–1965

Winter, from The Seasons
After a design by Charles Le Brun (French, 1619–1690) Woven at the workshop of Étienne Le Blond (French, 1652–1727) and Jean de La Croix (French, 1628–1712) at the Manufacture Royale des Gobelins France, Paris

Chaise Longue
Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) French, born Switzerland, 1887-1965 Pierre Jeanneret Swiss, 1896-1967 Charlotte Perriand French, 1903-1999 Made by Embru-Werke, A.G. Rüti, Switzerland, founded 1904

Woman Looking For Fleas
Attributed to Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665–1747)

Untitled (girlfriend)
Richard Prince American, born 1949

Untitled (fashion)
Richard Prince American, born 1949

Temple of Augustus
Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Le Prince French, 1734-1781