Seated figure of Diana the Huntress
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.
Artwork Details
- 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
- Object Number: 20.81.2.172
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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