Greek Lovers
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 3 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (9.3 x 7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Frederic F. Durand, 1930
Accession Number
30.15.6
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Greek Lovers**, a delicate engraving by Asher B. Durand from 1825, captures a tender moment between a couple amid a serene waterside scene, complete with a boat and a loyal dog. Measuring just 3 11/16 x 2 3/4 inches, this intimate print exemplifies the precision of early 19th-century American printmaking. Durand, then a promising 29-year-old engraver in New York, created it during his formative years before gaining fame as a founder of the Hudson River School His early career focused on reproductive engravings, translating paintings into affordable prints for a growing middle-class audience....
About the Artist
Asher Brown Durand · 1796–1886
Was a principal member of the Hudson River School. American artist; associated with the Hudson River School of landscape painting. Comment on works: Portraits