An Old Mummer Addressing a Couple Dressed in Leaves and Bird Feathers, from The Masquerades

Q: When was "An Old Mummer Addressing a Couple Dressed in Leaves and Bird Feathers, from The Masquerades" created?

This artwork was created 1595-96.

Q: Is "An Old Mummer Addressing a Couple Dressed in Leaves and Bird Feathers, from The Masquerades" in the public domain?

Yes, An Old Mummer Addressing a Couple Dressed in Leaves and Bird Feathers, from The Masquerades is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jacques de Gheyn, II

1595-96

Medium

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 24 × 17 cm (9 1/2 × 6 3/4 in.); sheet: 32.6 × 25.8 cm (12 7/8 × 10 3/16 in.)

Classification

engraving

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

268007

About the Artist

Jacques de Gheyn, II · 1565–1629

Jacques de Gheyn II (1565–1629) was born in Antwerp into an artistic family, receiving his earliest instruction from his father, Jacob de Gheyn I, a skilled glass painter, engraver, and draftsman. In 1585, the young de Gheyn moved to Haarlem, where he spent five formative years studying under Hendrik Goltzius, one of the most celebrated engravers of the Northern Renaissance. This apprenticeship pr...

An Old Mummer Addressing a Couple Dressed in Leaves and Bird Feathers, from The Masquerades

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