Offer aan Pan
Jean Jacques II Lagrenée
1749 - 1821
Medium
etching
Dimensions
264; 323
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
Jean-Jacques Lagrenée the Younger (1710–1), a prominent French Rococo artist, *Offer aan Pan* (Offering to Pan) during his active career spanning the mid-18th century. etching, measuring 264 mm high by 323 mm wide, captures a mythological scene likely inspired by classical antiquity, where devotees present gifts to Pan, the Greek god of the wild, shepherds, and rustic music. Lagrenée's Rococo style infuses such subjects with elegant, playful grace, blending mythological narrative with the era's ornate decorative sensibility. Etching, Lagrenée's chosen medium here, allowed for intricate line w...