La nature étaloit à nos yeaux toute sa magnificence

1778

Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet after Jean-Michel Moreau

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet

Artist, French, 1742 - 1813 or after

Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger

Artist After, French, 1741 - 1814

The image shows two figures standing on a hill or cliff edge on the left side, looking outward across an expansive landscape. The horizon is high, revealing mountains, a valley, and a river. The technique involves intricate, scratchy lines with fine detailing, emphasizing texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, in various shades of brown. Trees frame the scene, with a vast landscape of rolling hills, fields, and scattered buildings along a river in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2501

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1882, no. 1456, State iii/iii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1882

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Jean Michel Moreau le jeune. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 6. Paris: Damascene Morgand et Charles Fatout, 1882.

Wikidata ID

Q64959099

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