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Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After Pieter van Avont Flemish
Not on view
The young satyr lies center with his head to the right. One of the boys stands on his shoulder to climb on the goat's back, while a vine-crowned boy on the left holds the goat's horns. Another boy sucks the goat's udder.
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Title: Four Boys, a Young Satyr, and a Goat
Series/Portfolio: Putti and Satyrs (New Hollstein 932-939)
Artist:
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
Artist:
After Pieter van Avont (Flemish, 1599–1652)
Date: 1647
Medium: Etching; only state
Dimensions:
Plate: 5 1/2 × 8 3/16 in. (13.9 × 20.8 cm)
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (14 × 21 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number: 20.81.3.317
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