The satyr and the peasant

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After a drawing formerly attributed to Adam Elsheimer German
1644
Not on view
Nocturne in a cottage; a peasant woman at right carries a bowl of soup to a table for a satyr, seated on a bench opposite her husband, who is already eating.

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Object Information
  • Title: The satyr and the peasant
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After a drawing formerly attributed to Adam Elsheimer (German, Frankfurt 1578–1610 Rome)
  • Date: 1644
  • Medium: Etching, first state of two
  • Dimensions: Plate: 3 1/16 × 4 1/16 in. (7.8 × 10.3 cm)
    Sheet: 3 1/8 × 4 1/8 in. (7.9 × 10.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
  • Object Number: 2012.136.632
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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