The Procuress

1620-1640

Ludwig Büsinck after Georges Lallemand

Associated Names
Ludwig Büsinck

Artist, German, c. 1590 - 1669

Georges Lallemand

Artist After, French, 1598 or before - 1640

This is a drawing of four people in conversation, with two central figures exchanging a document or object. The figures are depicted in an elaborate scene, each adorned in richly textured clothing. The characters engage with one another, creating a narrative of dialogue or exchange. The artwork is rendered with a high degree of contrast using bold lines and shading, capturing the expressive features and gestures of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.5 × 34.7 cm (8 7/8 × 13 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1973.59.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 24

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jean Cantacuzène [1863-1934], Bucharest (Lugt 4030)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 1988.

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

recto: in block, at lower right: G. Lallman Inv./ L. B. sc.

Markings

Jean Cantacuzène (Lugt 4030)

Wikidata ID

Q65573943

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