NOT ALL DESCENDANTS OF LOUIS XIV...
I would never have imagined, when I started this subject, to make a gallery of portraits of veneurs outside the forests.
Yes, but here it is... Every time I tried to explain or transmit the experience I had just lived in the world of hunting with hounds, and before I could even open my mouth, people objected that the veneurs were rich bourgeois who had nothing better to do than to pursue a poor defenseless animal. It was at this point that I came up with the rather bizarre idea of exiling the veneur from his forests in order to transpose him to his place of work, dressed in his hunting clothes; this gallery of portraits thus makes it possible to demonstrate and to make understand, in a pragmatic way, the social diversity within each crew and within hunting itself.
A man in a border guard uniform with helmet and black uniform with red details, holding a trumpet, at a train station. The background shows rails, trees and a tunnel. It's an outdoor scene on a clear day.
Two people in historical costume in a room, chatting and smiling. The room has a shelf with papers, a kitchenette and a colorful wall decoration.
A man dressed in a historical uniform in a museum, posing next to a classic marble sculpture in a room of elegant old design.
A man sitting in the center of a white desk with a laptop in front of him, notes, a mug, a plant and various objects on the table, with a whiteboard and graphics on the wall behind him.
A woman in period dress in a hospital ward, posing with a medical instrument, surrounded by modern medical equipment and surgical lights suspended from the ceiling.
A man in historic uniform, complete with hat, white gloves and gold cord, stands on a marble staircase with wrought-iron banisters, in an elegant interior with richly decorated architectural details.
A person dressed as a forest ranger with a black uniform, black hat, white gloves and a pipo, in a modern office with several computers and chairs.
A man in traditional costume in a warm room with a fireplace, decorated with deer heads and antique candlesticks.
A woman dressed in a historic uniform, wearing a hat and white gloves, and holding a letter carrier, stands in a traditional office with a desk, chairs, flowers, a lamp and a landscape painting in the background.
A man dressed in a red frock coat sits on a leather sofa, with a dog lying next to him, in a living room richly decorated with red hangings and lamps.
A woman dressed in an old-fashioned uniform, wearing a black hat, stands in an interior with stone walls and wooden panelling, holding a singular batch of leather hats.
A man dressed in traditional Scottish costume with camera cord in hand, standing in a studio with works of art in progress in a bright environment.
A man disguised as a historical soldier poses in a workshop filled with tools, plans and work materials.
A woman dressed like a schoolgirl with a whip and leash in an empty classroom.
Man dressed in vintage style in a bakery, surrounded by pastries and breads, with wicker shelves and red decor in the background.
A man dressed as a weeping pip in an industrial kitchen, wearing a traditional Scottish sheepskin suit, tweed hat and bagpipes on his back.
A woman dressed in a black suit with a small black hat, holding a live flute next to a black piano in a room decorated with artwork and sculpture.
A man in a butcher's uniform in front of a display case of meat products, in a room decorated in traditional style.
Men in traditional costume and caps, seated at a desk with two computer screens. He smiles at the camera.
Men in historical uniforms, wearing caps and holding flags, standing on a metal platform in a metal structure.
A man in traditional clothing stands on a green tractor in a coniferous forest, with the ground covered in brown ferns.
Man dressed in period costume, wearing rubber boots, holding a whip, trapeze and cane in an industrial kitchen.
A man in historical costume with a long black gown, black cap and silver-effect leather boots sits on a medical examination table in a white room. He carries a horn and hunting horn, holding a pair of spectacles, in a setting that looks medical but with unusual elements.
A man in military uniform standing in front of a test post for rugby players on a rugby field"}.
Man sitting on a green golf tonts machine on a golf course with trees in the background.
A man in a black jacket and black helmet sitting on a red motorcycle parked on the sidewalk beside a residential road in the early evening.
A man in traditional uniform sits in the cab of a large red truck, holding a trumpet. Bare trees in background, cloudy sky.