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Blacksmiths at work. Mezzotint by J. McArdell.
- Brouwer, Adriaen, 1605 or 1606-1638.
- Date
- 1700-1799
- Reference
- 30962i
- Pictures
- Online
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Credit: Blacksmiths at work. Mezzotint by J. McArdell. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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About this work
Publication/Creation
London (at the Golden Head in Covent Garden) : Sold by J. Mc.Ardell
Physical description
1 print : mezzotint ; sheet 33.2 x 26 cm
Lettering
Done from a capital picture of Brouwer in the collection of B: Cleeve Esqr. by Jas. McArdell.
Creator/production credits
The attribution of the composition to Brouwer, as found in the lettering to this print, is ruled out by Scholz, loc. cit. ("Eine Brouwer-Invention als Grundlage fur Mac Ardells Blatt ist auszuschliessen")
References note
Horst Scholz, Brouwer invenit: druckgraphische Reproduktionen des 17.-19. Jahrhunderts nach Gemälden und Zeichnungen Adriaen Brouwers, Marburg 1985, pp. 187-188, no. 167 (as "Zwei Arbeiter in einer Schmiede")
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 30962i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores