Singerie with Four Vignettes of Dogs Hunting

1773

Gilles Demarteau, the Elder and Jean-Baptiste Hüet, I

Associated Names
Gilles Demarteau the Elder

Artist, French, 1722 - 1776

Jean-Baptiste Hüet

Artist, French, 1745 - 1811

The image shows intricate sepia-toned designs on a light beige background. Two cherubic figures are playing music in the center, surrounded by foliage and greenery. The surroundings depict interactions between birds, dogs, and branches. The brushstrokes are delicate and detailed, emphasizing contours and textures. The color palette is monochromatic, dominated by earth tones. The artwork has an ornamental quality reminiscent of classical designs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and chalk manner printed in brown-red

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.2 x 30.4 cm (7 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 25 × 30.5 cm (9 13/16 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.19.42

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Leymarie 1896, no. 381

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

A. Thompson Ellwanger III and Gregory Mescha, Baltimore; bequest to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004, no. 25.

Bibliography

1896

  • Leymarie, L. de. L'Oeuvre de Gilles Demarteau l'aine graveur du roi, catalogue descriptif. Paris: Georges Rapilly, 1896: no. 381.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: J. B. Hüet f. 1773, Demarteau sculp.; lower center in plate: A Paris chés Demarteau Graveur du Roi, rue de la Pelterie a la Cloche; lower right in plate: No. 381

Wikidata ID

Q76341115

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