Three Boys, Two Satyrs and a Goat
A young boy crowned with a wreath of grapes, lying on the ground, holding a bunch of grapes; a young satyr seated beside him at right, pouring from a jug; another satyr pulling a boy off the back of a goat, who pours wine from a cup into the lying boy's mouth; a third boy holding the goat's horn, and a fourth carrying a basket of grapes on his shoulder at far right.
Artwork Details
- Title: Three Boys, Two Satyrs and a Goat
- Series/Portfolio: Putti and Satyrs (New Hollstein 932-939)
- Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Artist: After Pieter van Avont (Flemish, 1599–1652)
- Date: 1654
- Medium: Etching; first state of two
- Dimensions: Plate: 5 1/2 × 8 1/8 in. (14 × 20.7 cm)
Sheet: 5 11/16 × 8 3/8 in. (14.5 × 21.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.81.3.319
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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