Galante gezelschappen in een tuin
Pierre Filloeul
1738
Medium
etching
Dimensions
488; 362
About this artwork
height 488 mm x width 362 mm
Art Historical Context
**Galante gezelschappen in tuin** (Gallant Companies in a Garden), an etching by French artist Pierre Filloeul from 1738, invites viewers into the playful world of 18th European leisure. Measuring a substantial 488 mm high by 362 mm wide, this print captures elegant groups enjoying a lush garden setting—a hallmark of the Rococo style, which emphasized lightness, ornamentation, and aristocratic frivolity. Filloeul, a skilled engraver active in Paris, often reproduced scenes inspired by masters like Antoine Watteau, evoking fêtes galantes: flirtatious gatherings of finely dressed figures amid fo...