Robbery on a Road after a painting in the collection of the Duc de Choiseul
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 11/16 x 7 5/8 in. (14.4 x 19.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.95.1449
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Art Historical Context
In the bustling world of 18th-century European printmaking, *Robbery on a Road after painting in the collection of the Duc de Choiseul* captures a dramatic moment of highway banditry, evoking the perilous journeys of travelers along dusty roads flanked by men and horses. Created in 1771 by Louis Germain an etching and engraving, this print faithfully reproduces a lost or lesser-known painting by the Flemish master Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568–1625). Brueghel, renowned for his intricate landscapes and genre scenes in the Baroque tradition, infused his works with vivid detail and atmospheric dep...