Andromeda, after Agostino Carracci
18th century
Medium
Red chalk, inlaid into french mount with brown and gold framing lines
Dimensions
6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (15.6 x 11.4 cm); Mount: 8 7/8 x 7 5/16 in. (22.6 x 18.55 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.551.18
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Pieter Tanjé|Agostino Carracci · 1706–1761
**Pieter Tanjé (1706–1761)** was a Dutch reproductive engraver active in the eighteenth century. Born in Bolsward, he initially worked as a shipmate on the shipping service between his hometown and Amsterdam. In his spare time, he engraved designs for snuff boxes, an activity that proved so successful that it led to his artistic training. Encouraged by Jacob Folkema, Tanjé enrolled at the age of ...