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A Huntsman with a Dead Hare and a Dog (Study for "Terra")
Jacques de Gheyn IILinkedCulture matchlcp-42d73a84cc91
- Date
- 1590/95
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink and brush and gray wash, over touches of charcoal, ruled with pen and black ink, on ivory laid paper, incised with a stylus for transfer, laid down on cream laid paper
- Culture
- Netherlands
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 31654
One of a group of four allegorical representations of the elements, this drawing reflects Jacques de Gheyn II’s innovative approach to the subject. Instead of gods and goddesses, De Gheyn chose earthly figures like a hunter to characterize Earth (Terra), a falconer to represent Air, a fisherman as Water, and a woman cooking game as Fire. The humble image belies his careful incorporation of different media: he layered ink and ink wash over a preliminary sketch executed in charcoal.
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- Credit line
- Olivia Shaler Swan Fund
- Provenance
- Charles Francis George Richard Schwerdt (1862–1939), Old Alresford House, Hants, England, by 1928 [Schwerdt 1928]; sold, Sotheby’s, London, June 27, 1939, lot 1247, to Wheeler [Altena 1983]. H. Eisenmann [Altena 1983]; sold, Sotheby’s, London, Mar. 11, 1964, lot 195, to C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf; sold, C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf, Feb. 10–28. 1966, lot 12. Sold by Paul Drey Gallery, New York, to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1969.
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- Object type
- AAT300033973
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