Lizard

c. 1685-1697

Workshop of Johann Teyler

Associated Names
Johann Teyler

Artist, Dutch, 1648 - after 1697

This is a drawing of a large lizard with a long, curved tail. The lizard is shown in detail, with textured skin in shades of green, brown, and red. It is perched on a branch, emphasizing its anatomy including scales and claws. The background is plain to highlight the intricate details of the lizard.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching and engraving inked à la poupée on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ladislaus and Beatrix von Hoffmann

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut within platemark): 14.8 x 24.8 cm (5 13/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.17.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 310, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C.G. Boerner Inc., New York); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Johannes Teyler and Dutch Colour Prints, Ad Stijnman, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2017: Part II, no. 310, i/ii.

1999

  • C.G. Boerner Inc., Farbige Graphik, Düsseldorf, 1999: no. 55.

Inscriptions

by later hand, center verso in graphite: 55

Markings

none

Wikidata ID

Q75426329

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