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This is a drawing of a scene in a rustic setting with mythical and earthly figures gathered around a table. The central composition shows a satyr seated at the table with other figures engaged in various activities. On the right, a woman holds a child. A dog sits under the table. The background includes an interior with shelves and a rooster near a window. The caption below is in Latin. The drawing is detailed with cross-hatched shading.
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This is a drawing of a scene in a rustic setting with mythical and earthly figures gathered around a table. The central composition shows a satyr seated at the table with other figures engaged in various activities. On the right, a woman holds a child. A dog sits under the table. The background includes an interior with shelves and a rooster near a window. The caption below is in Latin. The drawing is detailed with cross-hatched shading.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Satyr Visiting a Peasant Family

Jacobus Neeffs, after Jacob Jordaens

Date
1640s
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 39 × 40 cm (15 3/8 × 15 3/4 in.) sheet: 41.1 × 42 cm (16 3/16 × 16 9/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.92.3
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • engraving
  • mythology
Provenance

John Barnard, London (d. 1784) (Lugt 1419); (his sale, Th. Philipe, London, 3 May 1798, no. 66). Marquess of Bute, London. Professor Michael Jaffe, Cambridge (1923 - 1997). purchased 2015 by NGA.

Inscription

across bottom of plate: Quem mirabaris flatu modo pellere frigus / Agricolam Caprirpes, nunc quid inepte fugis. / Sic opus es; flatu simili fugat ecce calorem: / Os animusque duplex sunt mimica mihi / Iac: Iordaens invent: Cum privilegio: Iacobus Neefs sculpsit; by later hand in graphite on verso: Bute 99

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