Three Cherubs and Two Boys on Clouds

1646

Not on view

Five cherubs with arms raised seated beside each other on clouds, the first and third from right facing the viewer, the others with their backs turned.

Artwork Details

Title: Three Cherubs and Two Boys on Clouds
Series/Portfolio: Paedopaegnion (New Hollstein 849-860)
Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Artist: After Pieter van Avont (Flemish, 1599–1652)
Date: 1646
Medium: Etching, second state of two
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/8 × 8 1/16 in. (10.4 × 20.5 cm) trimmed outside the image and just within the platemark
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.81.3.320
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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