The Poor Fisherman
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Image: 10 1/8 × 16 9/16 in. (25.7 × 42.1 cm) Sheet: 11 9/16 × 17 9/16 in. (29.4 × 44.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.602.968
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Art Historical Context
*The Poor Fisherman* is a captivating 18th-century print created through collaborative efforts by French artists Pierre François Basan, Pierre Louis Laurent Hoü, and Jeanne Deny 1770 and 179. Produced as an etching and engraving meticulous printmaking technique that allowed for detailed reproductions and widespread dissemination of images—this work measures about 10 by 16 inches and exemplifies the era's fascination with pastoral scenes. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it was acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1962. The composition evokes a humble r...