Man Born to Toil, from The Reward of Labour and Diligence, plate 1
Medium
Engraving, second state of four (New Hollstein)
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 3/16 × 9 13/16 in. (20.8 × 25 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.95.2370(1)
Tags
About the Artist
Philips Galle|Maarten van Heemskerck · 1537–1612
Philips Galle (1537–1612) was a leading Netherlandish engraver, designer, and print publisher whose career bridged the vibrant artistic scenes of Haarlem and Antwerp. Born in Haarlem, he studied under the humanist engraver Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert, honing his skills in reproductive printmaking. Early on, Galle produced engravings after the Haarlem master Maarten van Heemskerck, capturing the Man...