The Epiphany of the New Antichrist (L'Epiphane du Nouveau Antichrist)
Romeyn de Hooghe
1689
Medium
Etching and letterpress
Dimensions
sheet: 22 9/16 x 15 7/16 in. (57.3 x 39.2 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
49.95.688
Tags
InfantsMenWomenFlags
About the Artist
Romeyn de Hooghe · 1645–1708
Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was a Dutch Baroque engraver, draughtsman, and political satirist who became the most prolific and versatile graphic artist of the Dutch Republic in the late seventeenth century. Born in Amsterdam, he rose to become one of early modern Europe's most important printmakers and a pioneering master of political satire. De Hooghe's significance extends far beyond his techn...