The Disputed Meat (La viande disputé)

1661

Jan le Ducq

Associated Names
Jan le Ducq

Artist, Dutch, 1636 - 1680

This is a drawing of two dogs interacting. The scene depicts two dogs engaged in an exchange, with one dog tugging at an object in the other dog's mouth. The dogs are detailed with a range of textures and contours. The setting is an open landscape with trees in the background, and fine lines are used to render the foliage. In the upper left corner, there is scripted text and a date.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Wilhelm Eduard Drugulin [1825-1879], Leipzig (L. 2612). Jules Gerbeau [d. 1906], Paris (L. 1165). Leo Steinberg [1920-2011], New York; gift to NGA 2011.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, upper left in plate, J. LeDucq, fec. / 1661; upper right in plate, 5; by later hand, lower edge of mount, in graphite: D5 Etching. "rare" Ducq (Jean Le) La viande disputée; by later hand, center verso, in graphite: 23; by later hand, lower center verso, in graphite: 5; by later hand, lower right verso, in graphite: Le Ducq / B.5

Markings

stamp, lower left verso, in blue ink: W.D. [L. 2612]; stamp, lower left verso, in red ink: JG [L. 1165]; stamp, lower right verso, in purple ink: RD [or PD?]

Wikidata ID

Q76559619

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