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Series Title: The Four Times of Day

Noon

c. 1776

Gilles Demarteau

(French, 1722–1776)

after Jean-Baptiste Marie Hüet

(French, 1745–1811)
Culture
France, 18th century
Medium
chalk-manner etching and engraving
Measurements
Sheet: 27 x 35.4 cm (10 5/8 x 13 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1987.200
Catalogue raisonné
Inventaire du Fonds Français XVIII.VI.481.547 ; De Leymarie 547
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Location
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Description

Scenes representing times of day or the seasons were frequently used to thematically decorate rooms, and were suitable subjects for suites of prints. This example depicting a young shepherdess avoiding the noonday sun is from a set that also features Morning, Afternoon, and Evening. Each scene portrays the bucolic life of a shepherd or shepherdess in a rural landscape. Demarteau colored the prints to appear like drawings made with black and red chalk with wash, similar to Boucher’s The Departure of Jacob nearby.
A horizontally oriented chalk-manner etching in reddish-brown and gray ink on beige paper depicts a pastoral scene within an oval frame. In the center, a woman with a light skin tone sits beneath a large tree, resting her head on her hand. She is surrounded by several sheep and a dog. To our right stands a gnarled tree stump. The text "LE MIDI" is printed at the bottom center.

Noon

c. 1776

Gilles Demarteau, Jean-Baptiste Marie Hüet

(French, 1722–1776), (French, 1745–1811)
France, 18th century

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