The Surgeon [reverse copy]

Netherlandish 16th Century, after Lucas van Leyden

Associated Names
Netherlandish 16th Century

Artist

Lucas van Leyden

Artist After, Netherlandish, 1489/1494 - 1533

The image depicts two individuals. One person is kneeling and shown from head to toe. The other person is sitting on a chair and is mostly visible from the waist up. The kneeling person is positioned sideways, slightly turning towards the viewer. The seated individual appears to be focused on an activity over the head of the kneeling person. The seated person has a concerned expression with wide eyes and tense mouth. They have short, wavy hair and wear a long-sleeved tunic and fitted pants. The seated person has aged facial features, including drooping eyelids and deep lines. They wear a cap and a fur-lined garment. The background has a wooden or shaded interior with subtle hatching for shading. There is a chair and a bowl on a side table to the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11.8 x 7.4 cm (4 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.) cut within platemark
    mount: 13.5 x 9.2 cm (5 5/16 x 3 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.175

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 156, copy d(?)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin, 24 June 1992); Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg, New York; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Collaert Dynasty, Ann Diels and Marjolein Leesburg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no.156, copy d(?)

Inscriptions

lower right in image: L

Wikidata ID

Q76559635

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