A Hunting Party at Marly
Jean Baptiste Martin, Le Vieux (French, 1659–1735)
late 17th or early 18th century
Medium
Graphite and gray washes; framing lines in brown ink
Dimensions
51.7 × 36.7 cm
Classification
Drawing
Department
Drawings
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Accession Number
2017.211
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
This drawing represents a royal hunt like those known to have taken place at King Louis XIV’s hunting lodge at Marly, located just outside of Paris. Dwarfed by enormous trees, men on foot and horseback, accompanied by musicians carrying French horns, prepare themselves for a hunt while a pack of dogs run in excitement of chasing their prey.