Rustend jachtgezelschap in een landschap
Jean Moyreau
1751
Medium
etching
Dimensions
367; 472
About this artwork
Genummerd rechtsonder: 67.
Art Historical Context
Jean Moyreau's *Rustend jachtgezels in een landschap*Resting Hunting Party in a Landscape), in 1751, captures a serene moment of aristocratic leisure amid nature. This etching, measuring 367 mm high by 472 mm wide, depicts hunters and their companions pausing during a hunt, evoking opulent outdoor pursuits popular among 18th-century European nobility. Numbered "67" in the bottom, it likely belongs to a larger series of prints, a common practice for disseminating fashionable scenes to a wider audience beyond original paintings. As an accomplished French engraver, Moyreau excelled in etching—a ...