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Brawl of Peasants

1646
17th century
246 x 335 mm (9.7 x 13.2 in.)

Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian, (1607–1677)
After Pieter Bruegel, I (aka Pieter Bruegel the elder), Dutch (Flemish), (ca. 1525–1569)
Believed to be after Johann Lys (aka Johann Liss), Dutch, (1600–1657)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

State: First of two states

Print impression quality: Excellent

Marks: Signed in plate, lower right: “W Holar fecit” above “1646”

Provenance / Collectors' Marks: Fritz Rumpf (Lugt 2161); Drugulin (Lugt 2612); Lahmann

Bibliography: Parthey, Nachträge 599; Hollstein vol. 3 (Bruegel) 307, no. 221a; Manchester Art Gallery E 29 (1963); “Manchester catalogue attributes original engraving to Lisa and cites Steinhart, ‘Johann Liss’ (Vienna, 1946), plate 5 (reprint).” —M. Schultz

Credit Line: Weedon Endowment funds, 1973

Accession Number: 1973.15.1

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peasants*

peasants - Use for free people who support themselves by tilling the soil, either as small landholders or hired laborers. For the social class comprised of these people, use "peasantry." For those in a condition of servitude under feudalism, owing services to a lord and commonly attached to the lord's land, use "serfs." [December 1992 descriptor added.]

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plate Dimensions: 246 x 335 mm (9.7 x 13.2 in.)

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Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian, (1607–1677) Pieter Bruegel, I (aka Pieter Bruegel the elder), Dutch (Flemish), (ca. 1525–1569) Johann Lys (aka Johann Liss), Dutch, (1600–1657) . Brawl of Peasants, 1646. Etching on laid paper. First of two states. plate : 246 x 335 mm (9.7 x 13.2 in.). DAC accession number 1973.15.1. Weedon Endowment funds, 1973. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: T. Rodriguez) .

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