Artist/engraver: Stefano della Bella (Italian, 1610–1664)
Publisher: Israël Henriet (French, 1590–1661)
Place/Date: Paris, c.1642
Series/portfolio: Caprice faict par de la Bella (Caprice by della Bella)
Medium: Etching; black ink on laid paper; backed; remnants of old mounting
Dimensions: Image 78 × 50 mm; sheet 83 × 57 mm
Printed inscriptions: Lower right on the plate: “Israel ex.” (excudit) and plate number “11”.
Description: Left foreground, an old man sits on the ground, seen from behind, legs outstretched and garments bunched behind him, supporting his back. A low horizon with trees extends across the middle distance; at right a peasant woman, also seen from behind, walks toward a tree. Fine parallel hatching articulates sky and ground; a narrow double border frames the scene. From the suite Caprice faict par de la Bella, issued by Henriet. State II per De Vesme/Massar (publisher’s imprint added at lower right).
Catalogue raisonné: De Vesme/Massar p. 70, no. 114.ii.
Reference: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, acc. no. 2012.136.808.7
Additional Information
| Collection | European prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Print , Works on paper |
| Period | 17 AD , Mid-17th century |
| Country | Italy |
| Material | Laid paper , Paper |
| Media/Technique | Copperplate engraving , Engraving , Etching |
| Genre | Ethnographic studies |
| Subject | 17th century , Costume , Engraving , Etching , Europe , Italian art , Landscape , Man , Old men , Peasants , Woman |
| Series | Caprice faict par de la Bella |
| Impression/State | Second state |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1642 |
| Catalogue raisonne | De Vesme (1971) |
| Acquisition year | 2025 |
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