Fan with figures in a garden
Medium
Etching; reverse copy
Dimensions
Plate: 8 7/8 × 11 9/16 in. (22.5 × 29.4 cm) Sheet: 10 7/16 × 15 1/2 in. (26.5 × 39.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Estate of Florence Waterbury, 1970
Accession Number
1970.609.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate etching, titled *Fan with Figures in a*, showcases the collaborative talents of French engraver Nicolas Cochin Italian printmaker Stefano della Bella. Created as a reverse copy—a technique where the image is mirrored to facilitate transfer or reproduction—it captures an idyllic garden scene alive with and women strolling amid lush trees. The plate measures 8 7/8 × 11 9/16 inches, perfectly scaled for mounting on a fashionable fan, a popular accessory in 17th and 18th-century Europe. Etching, the medium here, allowed artists like della Bella—renowned for his intricate landscapes ...