Diana Recumbent

1620s

Laurent de La Hyre

Associated Names
Laurent de La Hyre

Artist, French, 1606 - 1656

The image depicts a reclining figure, naked and in a relaxed pose. The figure is partially lying on their back and partly supported on their side. The right arm is placed behind their head, legs are bent at the knees, and the person's facial features appear serene. The background shows trees with foliage, suggesting an outdoor setting. A dog is lying nearby, and two additional figures are partially obscured by the trees in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.7 x 11.6 cm (3 1/16 x 4 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 8.1 x 12.2 cm (3 3/16 x 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.157.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 22

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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.

Inscriptions

lower left in image: L. De la Hyre in. et Scul.; lower right in plate: Cum pr. regis.

Wikidata ID

Q76347221

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