Verschillende figuren in een bos met twee huizen

About this artwork

collector's mark: Lugt 240

Art Historical Context

Visitors to our virtual museum will delight in *Verschillende figuren in bos met twee huizen*Various Figures in a Forest with Two Houses), an etching by French engraver Jean Moyreau created around 1733–1762. This expansive print, measuring 475 × 361 mm, captures tranquil woodland scene alive with diverse figures—perhaps travelers or villagers—amidst dense trees and a pair of modest houses. Moyreau, active in 18th-century Paris, was renowned for his intricate reproductive etchings, often drawing from landscapes by contemporaries, evoking the pastoral idylls popular in Rococo-era art. Etching, ...