Antique Master Print-LA-CHASSE-AU-VOL-FALCON HUNT-Moyreau-Wouwerman-1730-1733

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 47 x 36 cm (18.5 x 14.17 inch). Image size: 46.2 x 35.3 cm. (18.19 x 13.9 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Old fold lines. Small paper loss in left margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PHILIPS WOUWERMAN, JEAN MOYREAU, FALCONRY, HAWKING, EQUESTRIAN HUNT, VILLA, OEUVRES DE WOUWERMENS, 18TH-CENTURY ENGRAVING, ARISTOCRATIC HUNTING | PCO-B8-23

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by Jean Moyreau, Paris, after a painting owned by Monsieur Crozat.

Reference: Le Blanc 1854-89 / Manuel de l’Amateur d’Estampes (44-132); BM reg. 1847,0305.44.

Biography engraver: Jean Moyreau (1690-1762) was a French engraver and publisher, known for his engravings after Dutch masters and his collaboration on the Recueil Crozat.

Biography artist: Philips Wouwerman (1619-1668) was a prolific Dutch painter renowned for his equestrian scenes, landscapes, and depictions of hunting and military life.