A dead stag (anonymous copy)
after 1647
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 9/16 × 9 1/16 in. (16.7 × 23 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.1375
Tags
About this artwork
This etching portrays a dead stag, created after 1647 by Wenceslaus Hollar, the prolific Bohemian printmaker. The print depicts a deceased stag lying in repose, rendered with the technical virtuosity for which Hollar was celebrated. Hollar created this work after compositions by Flemish artist Peeter Boel, who specialized in images of animals, landscapes, and dead game. Born in Prague in 1607 and active until his death in London in 1677, Hollar was a master etcher who produced approximately 2,74...
About the Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar · 1607–1677
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) was a prolific Bohemian etcher who became one of the most accomplished printmakers of the seventeenth century. Born in Prague, he trained under Matthäus Merian in Frankfurt before entering the service of Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, in 1636. Hollar spent most of his career in England, where he produced approximately 2,740 etchings documenting an extraordinary range...