Three Bacchic Children

1620s

Laurent de La Hyre

Associated Names
Laurent de La Hyre

Artist, French, 1606 - 1656

This is a drawing of two putti with a barrel in a natural landscape. The scene features cherubic figures among trees and foliage, interacting with the barrel. The fine line work shows detailed textures of both the surroundings and the figures. The composition has a classical feel with intricate detailing, hatching, and cross-hatching techniques emphasizing shadows and depth. Handwritten text below the image indicates it might be an artist's sketch or an etching capturing a moment of innocence in a wooded setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.4 x 10.3 cm (2 15/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 7.9 x 10.6 cm (3 1/8 x 4 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.157.42

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christie's, London, September 30, 1980, lot 79); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe

1988

  • Rosenberg, Pierre, and Jacques Thuillier. Laurent de la Hyre, 1606 - 1656. Geneva, 1988.

Wikidata ID

Q76347227

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