Huntsmen and Company Observing Dogs Retrieving Ducks in a Pond (The Month of April)
ca. 1610–20
Medium
Pen and brown and black ink, brown wash, watercolor and gouache, over black chalk
Dimensions
sheet: 8 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. (22.2 x 31.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2002
Accession Number
2002.79
Tags
About this artwork
This drawing depicts huntsmen and their company gathered at the banks of a pond, observing hunting dogs that have leaped into the water to chase waterfowl. Created by Pieter Stevens around 1610-1620, the work measures approximately eight and three-quarter by twelve and three-eighth inches and employs pen and brown and black ink, brown wash, watercolor, and gouache over black chalk. The composition likely represents the month of April, forming part of a set of print designs depicting the months o...