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The Satyr in Peasant's House

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

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  • A work made of etching on paper.

Date:

1764

Artist:

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
German, 1712-1774

About this artwork

In this etching, produced twenty-five years after the preceding one, Dietrich returns to the subject Satyr in a Peasant’s House, but eliminates much of the detail found in the earlier print.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Title

The Satyr in Peasant's House

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1764

Medium

Etching on paper

Dimensions

Plate: 14.2 × 16.9 cm (5 5/8 × 6 11/16 in.); Sheet: 14.5 × 17.3 cm (5 3/4 × 6 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection

Reference Number

1908.429

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