Reynard Seated Atop the Ass

probably c. 1645/1656

Allart van Everdingen

Associated Names
Allart van Everdingen

Artist, Dutch, 1621 - 1675

The image shows various animals in a natural setting. It features a bear, a goat, a fox, and a sheep standing together on a rocky terrain. One fox is upright on its hind legs looking towards another fox. The bear appears to have its head lowered in a passive stance. In the background, there is a hint of a structure like a castle on a distant hill. The style is intricate with fine lines and shading creating textures in the animals' fur and the landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1973.15.160

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dutuit, Vol. (Le Renard, no. 1


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1884

  • Dutuit, Eugène. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Vol. I, IV-VI. Paris: A Levy, 1884-1885. Reprint. Amsterdam: G.W. Hissink, 1970-1972.

Wikidata ID

Q65565059

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