Two young satyrs and a boy (copy in reverse)
Copy in reverse of Pennington 509:
Two young satyrs recline on a bank under a tree, blowing horns; a boy lies beside them on the ground at leftt, stroking a goat; another goat and three sheep stand behind; after Peeter van Avont
Two young satyrs recline on a bank under a tree, blowing horns; a boy lies beside them on the ground at leftt, stroking a goat; another goat and three sheep stand behind; after Peeter van Avont
Artwork Details
- Title: Two young satyrs and a boy (copy in reverse)
- Series/Portfolio: Putti and Satyrs, Eight plates (set of copies in reverse, 1647)
- Etcher: Copy after Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Artist: After Pieter van Avont (Flemish, 1599–1652)
- Date: 1647
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 4 13/16 in. × 8 in. (12.3 × 20.3 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.501.1388
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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