Fishing Scene
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed/oval): 11 1/2 × 13 3/8 in. (29.2 × 34 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Burton Emmett. 1929
Accession Number
29.49.12
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
MenFishingRiversBoats
About the Artist
Léon Davent|Francesco Primaticcio · 1540–1556
**Léon Davent** (also known as Master L.D. or the monogrammist L.D.) was a French printmaker active in the mid-16th century, best known for his work in both engraving and etching. He played a leading role in the printmaking workshop associated with the First School of Fontainebleau at the Palace of Fontainebleau during the 1540s. His prints, often signed simply “L.D.,” reproduced designs by Italia...