Five Trophies with Themes of Hunting, Love, and Folly

1774

Gilles Demarteau, the Elder, and Jean-Baptiste Hüet

Associated Names
Gilles Demarteau the Elder

Artist, French, 1722 - 1776

Jean-Baptiste Hüet

Artist, French, 1745 - 1811

The image depicts a collection of pastoral scenes and objects set within five vignettes. The objects include helmets, swords, foliage, a tree, animals, and musical instruments. The color palette is monochromatic, showcasing shades of sepia or brown ink against a beige background. The upper left vignette shows armor and vegetation, while the upper right depicts a seated animal under a tree. The central vignette features nature, items, and a flying bird. The bottom corners display musical instruments, weapons, and helmets combined with natural elements like branches and leaves.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and chalk manner printed in red

  • Credit Line

    Ellwanger/Mescha Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.9 × 30.1 cm (9 × 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 30.5 cm (10 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.19.43

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Leymarie 1896, no. 451

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1896

  • Leymarie, L. de. L'Oeuvre de Gilles Demarteau l'aine graveur du roi, catalogue descriptif. Paris: Georges Rapilly, 1896: no. 451

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: J B hüet f. 1774; Demarteau sc. / A Paris chés Demarteau Graveur du Roi rue e la Pelterie à la Cloche; lower right in plate: No. 451

Wikidata ID

Q76341118

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