Étienne De La Vallee poussin ( 1733 - 1793 ) was a French painter. Étienne De La Vallee poussin s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 358.8 USD for Une femme assise tenant un enfant sur ses genoux in 2005 to 2551.64 USD for A seated woman sewing; and A seated woman working at her embroidery in 2006 , based on the size