The Fate of Scholars (from Robert Stapylton, Mores Hominum–The Manners of Men, Described in Sixteen Satyrs, by Juvenal, 1660)

1660

Not on view

Six scenes arranged in three rows; at top left, an old bearded man leaning against a tree in a contemplating pose, holding an open book lettered with "Historia"; at top right, a man with a wreath on his head standing in a square, given money by another man, scroll lettered with "Tragedia'"at their feet; Illustrates Robert Stapylton, "Mores Hominum–The Manners of Men, Described in Sixteen Satyrs, by Juvenal."

Artwork Details

Title: The Fate of Scholars (from Robert Stapylton, Mores Hominum–The Manners of Men, Described in Sixteen Satyrs, by Juvenal, 1660)
Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Artist: After Johan Danckerts (Dutch, 1615–1681/87)
Author: Associated with Robert Stapylton (British, active 1669)
Subject: Decimus Junius Juvenal (Aquinum 55/60?–?127/140)
Date: 1660
Medium: Etching; second state of two
Dimensions: Plate: 11 11/16 × 7 13/16 in. (29.7 × 19.9 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/16 × 8 9/16 in. (30.6 × 21.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.81.1.43
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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