Halte des Troupes (Soldiers and Women in an Encampment)
18th century
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 6 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (17.5 x 22.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.62
Tags
About this artwork
The anonymous Italian 'Arch of Septimius Severus' engraving from Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (16th century) documents Renaissance fascination with Roman antiquity. Published 1583 by Claudio Duchetti in Rome, this print belongs to Antonio Lafreri's innovative publishing project. Lafreri (1512-1577) published single page titled Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae (Mirror of Roman Magnificence) around 1575, encouraging collectors to compile albums of impressions. During sixteenth century, collector...
Art Historical Context
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater's *Halte des Troup (Soldiers and Women an Encampment)* an 18th-century, captures a lively moment of respite amid military life. Measuring 6 7/8 x 8 3/4 inches, this intimate print from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's and Prints department depicts soldiers pausing in a tented encampment, joined by women, evoking casual camaraderie of camp followers. Tags highlight elements like tents, men, women, and even castles, suggesting a picturesque backdrop blending rugged military settings with architectural grandeur. As a Rococo-era artist, Pater excelled in such genre scen...