Trophies of the Hunt
Print
1773 (made)
1773 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This print was etched by Gilles Demarteau after a drawing by Jean-Baptiste Huet. Huet was a French Rococo painter and an engraver. In the first stages of his career he concentrated on painting mostly animal motifs, before moving onto working with decorative arts and painting historical and biblical subjects. This print shows his particular skill in depicting animals: the gruesome central scene shows dogs ripping a deer apart, surrounding ornamental motifs show dogs’ heads, an impaled lion, spears and arrows.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Trophies of the Hunt (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
| Brief description | Print, 'Trophies of the Hunt', crayon manner etching, by Gilles Demarteau after a drawing by Jean-Baptiste Huet, France, 1773 |
| Physical description | Print, 'Trophies of the Hunt', crayon manner etching |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A Paris ches Demarteau Graveur du Roi rue de la Pelterie a la Cloche |
| Object history | The idea of a collection of objects brought together as a symbol was extended to include trophies describing many other human activities, such as hunting and music making, as well as more general ideas. Ribbons and festoons play an important part in many types of classical ornament, including the trophy. As motifs on their own, curtain-like festoons, cloth versions of the plant garland (case 6) are useful edging ornament, while ribbons can be made to fill any space decoratively. (From the label in the Ornament Gallery.) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This print was etched by Gilles Demarteau after a drawing by Jean-Baptiste Huet. Huet was a French Rococo painter and an engraver. In the first stages of his career he concentrated on painting mostly animal motifs, before moving onto working with decorative arts and painting historical and biblical subjects. This print shows his particular skill in depicting animals: the gruesome central scene shows dogs ripping a deer apart, surrounding ornamental motifs show dogs’ heads, an impaled lion, spears and arrows. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 28083B/3 |
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| Record created | May 17, 2005 |
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