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Midday

Print
ca. 1645 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This engraving by Jeremias Falck is from a set, published by Le Blond, showing different times of day. This print is titled Midday, and it shows a female figure cutting into a chicken, possibly in preparation for lunch. The poem underneath is written in both French and English: “When tulfe a clok strickes / Et cales me to dener / And this Chapon that / Icot infites me to it”.

The print also shows an interesting example of seventeenth-century costume, with the woman wears a feathered hat, pearl necklace and matching bracelets, a dress with an apron and bow detailing, and wears her hair curled.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleMidday (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Brief description
'Midday', engraving by Jeremias Falck (1619-77), published in Paris by Leblond, France, about 1645
Physical description
Print showing a female figure in 17th century costume, holding a knife and fork, cutting into a cooked chicken.
Dimensions
  • Height: 39.1cm
  • Width: 27.7cm
Gallery label
PRINT: MIDDAY Franch, about 1654 Engraving by Jeremias Falck (1619-77), published in Paris by Le Blond From a set showing the times of day. The print is also made to be sold in England. 29844.2
Object history
From a set showing the times of day. The print is also made to be sold in England
Production
From a set showing the times of day
Subjects depicted
Summary
This engraving by Jeremias Falck is from a set, published by Le Blond, showing different times of day. This print is titled Midday, and it shows a female figure cutting into a chicken, possibly in preparation for lunch. The poem underneath is written in both French and English: “When tulfe a clok strickes / Et cales me to dener / And this Chapon that / Icot infites me to it”.

The print also shows an interesting example of seventeenth-century costume, with the woman wears a feathered hat, pearl necklace and matching bracelets, a dress with an apron and bow detailing, and wears her hair curled.
Collection
Accession number
29844:2

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Record createdJuly 18, 2005
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