ca. 1660-1720 (Published)
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Engraved design for a gold ornament, depicting two men drinking by the roadside. The outlines of the figures, except the faces, are filled with scrolls of foliage.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | engraving |
| Brief description | Engraving of two peasants, plate 5 from an unidentified suite possibly after Wolfgang Hieronymous von Bömmel, Europe, ca. 1660-1700 |
| Physical description | Engraved design for a gold ornament, depicting two men drinking by the roadside. The outlines of the figures, except the faces, are filled with scrolls of foliage. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Numbered '5' on the plate, lower-right. |
| Object history | A plate matching this description does not appear in other known suites by von Bömmel. The style of numbering does not match that which appears on the artist's plates and is more likely to be a copy by another printmaker after him. |
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| Accession number | E.2491-1912 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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