The Rich Man Playing Violin on a Jaw Bone

After Pieter Bruegel the Elder Netherlandish

Jan (Johannes) Wierix Netherlandish

ca. 1568

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Artwork Details

Title: The Rich Man Playing Violin on a Jaw Bone
Artist: After Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish, Breda (?) ca. 1525–1569 Brussels)
Artist: Jan (Johannes) Wierix (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1549–1615 Brussels)
Date: ca. 1568
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Plate (diameter): 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Sheet: 10 5/16 × 8 3/4 in. (26.2 × 22.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1946
Object Number: 46.137.6
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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