Blackwork Design for Goldsmithwork with a Bee-Keeper, a Farmer and a Boar
Ornamental panel, divided into three registers. The top register shows a kneeling figure collecting bee-hives from a tree at center. In the middle register, a farmer tills his land. At bottom, a boar chased by two dogs. From a series of six plates.
Artwork Details
- Title: Blackwork Design for Goldsmithwork with a Bee-Keeper, a Farmer and a Boar
- Artist: Mathais Beitler (German, Ansbach, active ca. 1582–1616)
- Date: 1612
- Medium: Engraving and blackwork
- Dimensions: Sheet: 1 7/8 × 2 1/4 in. (4.7 × 5.7 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931
- Object Number: 31.32.44
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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