Sanglier (Wild Boar Lying Down, Head to the Right)
1745
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1745
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Sanglier (Wild Boar Lying Down, Head to the Right) is a 1745 ink by Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, a Baroque work, depicting sus scrofa, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a wild boar lying down with its head to the right. It's an etching, which is a technique that involves scratching a design into a metal plate. The artist used simple lines to create a sense of texture and depth in the boar's fur, which is interesting because it adds a lot of detail to a relatively simple scene. You can learn more about this technique by looking into etching.
