Jean-Baptiste Pillement was a French Rococo landscapist whose work was appreciated by the royalty and celebrities of Europe of his day. His pastoral paintings of scenes imagined in his mind’s eye were especially popular with English audiences. This captivating vista shows peasant folk about to traverse a rather perilous-looking foot bridge over roaring mountain waterfalls.
A Mountainous Landscape with Foot Bridge, c.1790, Oil on CanvasJean Baptiste Pillement French (1728 - 1808) |
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Jean-Baptiste Pillement was a French Rococo landscapist whose work was appreciated by the royalty and celebrities of Europe of his day. His pastoral paintings of scenes imagined in his mind’s eye were especially popular with English audiences. This captivating vista shows peasant folk about to traverse a rather perilous-looking foot bridge over roaring mountain waterfalls. |
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