Two Soldiers, One Standing Holding a Flag, One Seated Seen from Behind
This print comes from a set of "Eight Studies of Soldiers" (2018.54.1-.8) designed by Loutherbourg during his Paris years, 1755–71. While himself an accomplished printmaker, Loutherbourg here turned the etching over to the Zurich-born Matthias Pfenninger, then studying in Paris. The images demonstrate admiration for the Italian 17th-century printmaker, Salvator Rosa.
Artwork Details
- Title: Two Soldiers, One Standing Holding a Flag, One Seated Seen from Behind
- Series/Portfolio: Eight Studies of Soldiers
- Etcher: Matthias Pfenninger (Swiss, Zurich 1739–1813 Zurich)
- Artist: after Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg (French, Strasbourg 1740–1812 London)
- Date: 1764
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 18 1/16 × 11 11/16 in. (45.8 × 29.7 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2018
- Object Number: 2018.54.3
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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