Epileptics Walking to the Right

1642

Hendrik Hondius I after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Associated Names
Hendrik Hondius I

Artist, Dutch, 1573 - 1649 or after

Frederik de Wit

Publisher, Dutch, active c. 1650

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Artist After, Netherlandish, c. 1525/1530 - 1569

The image shows six men walking closely together in a line. They are standing and walking forward, holding onto each other's arms or shoulders. Their facial expressions are varied, with different features such as closed eyes, squinting, mouths slightly open, long noses, and furrowed brows. Their hair ranges from short to long and disheveled. They are dressed in long robes and simple attire like tunics, pants, and shoes, without any visible jewelry or objects. The background features a natural setting with trees of varying heights, a path leading into the distance, and a small countryside scene with structures resembling houses or barns. The landscape extends to show distant silhouettes of buildings or towers, suggesting a rural environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.434

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 31, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1908

  • Bastelaer, Rene van. Les estampes de Peter Bruegel l'ancien. Brussels: G. van Oest et Cie, 1908.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Hendrick Hondius, Nadine Orenstein author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 31, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower center, in image, in plate: P.B. inv.; lower right, in image, in plate: Hh [artist's monogram] Sculp. Cum priv.; in lower margin at left, in plate: 3; in lower margin at right, in plate: Frederick de Widt excudit.

Wikidata ID

Q65508760

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