Lunging Soldier Seen from Behind

Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg|Matthias Pfenninger

1764 · Etching · Drawings and Prints

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.

Artist

Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg|Matthias Pfenninger

Date

1764

Medium

Etching

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2018