March

probably 1680/1690

Cornelis Dusart

Associated Names
Cornelis Dusart

Artist, Dutch, 1660 - 1704

The image shows a snowball fight scene with people engaging in the activity. The setting is a snow-covered outdoor environment with trees. Snowballs are being thrown and caught, with various wooden structures nearby. Snow is falling heavily in the background, adding movement to the scene. The individuals in the scene are depicted with expressions and poses indicating joy and active participation in the winter activity.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 21.4 x 15.4 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.47.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 22, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1986

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., February 1986.

1996

  • Scenes of Daily Life: Genre Prints from the Housebook Master to Rembrandt van Rijn, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1996, as March from the series The Twelve Months.

2008

  • Everyday Life in Black and White. Dutch Mezzotints from the National Gallery of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery of the College of Staten Island, The City University of New York, Staten Island, New York, 2008, no catalogue.

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

Wikidata ID

Q74037054

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