Les Singes de Mars (The Monkeys of Mars)
Jean Moyreau
1729
Medium
Etching on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 43 × 35.8 cm (16 15/16 × 14 1/8 in.); Plate: 47.1 × 37.4 cm (18 9/16 × 14 3/4 in.); Sheet: 58 × 46.2 cm (22 7/8 × 18 1/4 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
52497
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Jean Moyreau · 1690–1762
**Jean Moyreau (1690–1762)** was a French engraver renowned for his reproductive prints that faithfully translated the dynamic compositions of Dutch and French masters into the medium of copperplate. Born in Orléans, he spent his career in Paris during the height of the Rococo period, focusing on the precise art of etching and engraving to capture atmospheric effects, textures, and lively scenes. ...