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Seated figure of Diana the Huntress

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
Figure etched by Paulus Potter Dutch
After Pieter van Avont Flemish

1644–52

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Diana seated naked under a tree, holding a spear, looking towards three dogs, standing and sitting beside her at right; two hunting horns hanging from a branch above; fields in background.

Seated figure of Diana the Huntress, Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London), Etching,drypoint and engraving added by Paulus Pontius; third state of
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Title: Seated figure of Diana the Huntress

Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)

Etcher: Figure etched by Paulus Potter (Dutch, Enkhuizen 1625–1654 Amsterdam)

Artist: After Pieter van Avont (Flemish, 1599–1652)

Date: 1644–52

Medium: Etching,drypoint and engraving added by Paulus Pontius; third state of
four

Dimensions: Sheet: 8 5/8 × 6 1/4 in. (21.9 × 15.9 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920

Accession Number: 20.81.2.172

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