Landscape with a hunter and his dogs
1640–93
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (9.6 x 14.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of W. G. Russell Allen, 1924
Accession Number
24.6.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the intimate etching *Landscape with a Hunter and Dogs*, Jonas Umbach a dynamic pastoral scene from the late 17th century. Created between 1640 and 1693, this small-scale print (just 3 3/4 x 5 5/8 inches) depicts a hunter armed with a firearm, accompanied by his loyal dogs, traversing a wooded landscape. Umbach, a German artist for his prolific output of affordable etchings, drew inspiration from the Baroque era's fascination with nature, hunting as a noble pursuit, and everyday rural life. Etching, Umbach's preferred medium, involved coating a copper plate with acid-resistant ground, scra...
About the Artist
Jonas Umbach · 1624–1693
Comment on works: Landscapes; History; Kitchen interiors; Birds