1842
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Les Plaisirs de la chasse: Le plus bécasse des deux n'est pas celui qu'on pense is a 1842 by Alade Joseph Lorentz, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a man dressed in fancy hunting clothes, kneeling on one knee. He’s holding a rifle and a hat in one hand, while the other arm is raised like he’s celebrating—or maybe waving off something. His outfit is detailed with ruffles and a sash, and there’s a fancy chair behind him with a floral pattern. In the background, you can just make out a landscape with trees and what looks like a distant building. The title at the top, *"Les Plaisirs de la chasse"*, means "The Pleasures of Hunting" in French, but the caption below hints at a joke about who’s actually the bigger fool. The artist played with exaggerated poses and expressions, which was common in this style. If you like this, look up Romanticism next to see how artists used drama and emotion in their work.
Alade Joseph Lorentz (1813–1889) was a French artist, born in Paris.
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