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Hide and Seek

After Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema British, born The Netherlands
Etcher Leopold Löwenstam Dutch
Publisher Thomas McLean British
1891
Not on view
In the gardens of the Villa Albani near Rome, a girl (perhaps the gardener's daughter) sits at the top of a classical staircase and holds one finger to her lips. A hooded youth stands below and leans in as though he has just discovered her. Behind is an expansive terraced garden with a figure on one of the paths. Terms on tall pillars mark the top of the staircase. The print is based on an oil on canvas of 1876 now at the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Hide and Seek
  • Artist: After Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (British (born The Netherlands), Dronrijp 1836–1912 Wiesbaden)
  • Etcher: Leopold Löwenstam (Dutch, Düsseldorf 1842–1898 Three Bridges, Sussex)
  • Publisher: Thomas McLean (British, 1788–1875)
  • Date: 1891
  • Medium: Etching on tissue; remarque proof
  • Dimensions: Image: 14 15/16 × 9 1/8 in. (38 × 23.2 cm)
    Plate: 17 15/16 × 11 1/8 in. (45.5 × 28.2 cm)
    Sheet: 19 9/16 × 15 1/8 in. (49.7 × 38.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.140.11
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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