, TAVERN-SLEEPING HUNTER-DOG-GUN-FOWL [Jean PELLETIER after METZU, c. 1760], Pictura Antique Prints

TAVERN-SLEEPING HUNTER-DOG-GUN-FOWL [Jean PELLETIER after METZU, c. 1760]

Print

Le Chasseur endormi. (text not on this print, being a proof impression) – This scarce antique print ‘The Sleeping Huntsman’ shows a man asleep against the wall of a tavern at centre, his dog standing at his feet, two dead birds at left, one of which hangs from a tree, a waitress coming out of the tavern with a jug and glass; after Gabriel Metsu.

SKU: 20190115P035 Category: Tag:

Description

Le Chasseur endormi. (text not on this print, being a proof impression)

Copperplate engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: unclear starlike figure..
Sheet size: 28,2 x 36,3 cm. Image size: 25,5 x 33,3 cm.

Without the test caption below pointing to a possible proof impression before final lettering.

Made by Jean Pelletier after G. Metzu. Jean Pelletier (1736-1780) worked for the publisher Fouquet in amsterdam as an engraver. Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667) was a Dutch painter of history paintings, genre works and portraits.

Condition: Good, given age. A few light creases and crinkles. Trimmed at or inside plate mark. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: TAVERN-SLEEPING HUNTER-DOG-GUN-FOWL

PCOM-A6-14 (BBE)

Additional information

Dimensions 28 × 28 × 1 cm

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