The soldier kissing the woman's hand (from John Ogilby, "Aesopics or a Second Colllection of Fables," 1668)
In a dark room, a soldier at left bends to kiss the hand of a woman standing in profile at right, a fire in a grate at left with much smoke and candlesticks on the mantelpiece, a waiting woman standing by, table with chair and chest behind at right; illustration to John Ogilby, 'The Ephesian Matron', in Ogilby, 'Æsopicks: or, A Second Collection of Fables', 2nd edition (London, 1675)
Artwork Details
- Title: The soldier kissing the woman's hand (from John Ogilby, "Aesopics or a Second Colllection of Fables," 1668)
- Series/Portfolio: John Ogilby, The Fables of Aesop and Aesopics
- Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Author: Related author John Ogilby (British, Forfarshire 1600–1676 London)
- Subject: Aesop (Greek, ca. 620–560 BCE)
- Date: 1666
- Medium: Etching, second state of two
- Dimensions: Sheet: 5 5/8 × 3 3/4 in. (14.3 × 9.5 cm)
cut within t he platemark - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
- Object Number: 62.635.396
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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