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Sheep by a Statue of Pan, plate five from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet

A work made of etching on cream laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching on cream laid paper.

Date:

1764

Artist:

Salomon Gessner
Swiss, 1730-1788

About this artwork

This charming etching from a series of mythological landscapes by the German Romantic-era printmaker Gessner suggests the artist was familiar with Claude Gillot’s Pan etching on view nearby (see 1969.280). This print depicts a goat fondly raising its horned head toward a herm with a bust of Pan. While the flock of sheep seem uninterested in the moss-covered column, this antiquarian-enthusiast beast is drawn to the bust as if aware of the god’s oath to protect all cloven-hoofed creatures. The Roman marble Head of Pan seen nearby is similar to the type of bust that the goat is appraising in the picture.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Salomon Gessner

Title

Sheep by a Statue of Pan, plate five from Paysages Dédiés à M. Warelet

Place

Switzerland (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1764

Medium

Etching on cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 20.8 × 18.9 cm (8 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.); Sheet: 39 × 27.3 cm (15 3/8 × 10 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection

Reference Number

2013.363

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