Night scene in a cave with an old woman holding burning coals in a pot, a boy blowing into the fire at left

Christian Friedrich Boetius German

Intermediary draftsman Charles Hutin French

After Peter Paul Rubens Flemish

ca. 1750–57

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Night scene in a cave with an old woman holding burning coals in a pot, a boy blowing into the fire at left
Artist: Christian Friedrich Boetius (German, Leipzig 1706–1782 Dresden)
Artist: Intermediary draftsman Charles Hutin (French, Paris 1715–1776 Dresden)
Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
Date: ca. 1750–57
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 16 15/16 × 12 5/8 in. (43 × 32 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.7629
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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