Artist: Jan Both (Dutch, c. 1618–1652), painter, draughtsman, and etcher, worked in Utrecht. In Rome 1638-1641 and Venice 1641-1642.
Title: The Two Hinnies. Two mules loaded with barrels in an Italianate landscape.
Signed in plate top left "Both fe" (erased).
Dimensions: 9 7/8" x 8".
Date: 1640-1650 (plate).
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Fair. Laid down. Three tears to edges. Splashes of what is supposedly paint, yellowing stain. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: Bartsch. Le Peintre graveur (V.207.4).
Part of: series of four Upright Italian Landscapes.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum F,2.70. Philadelphia Museum of Art 1985-52-943.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from the British Museum collection.