The Large Cat

c. 1657

Cornelis Visscher

Associated Names
Cornelis Visscher

Artist, Dutch, c. 1629 - 1658

This is a print of a cat with its eyes closed, facing the right. Its paws are tucked together in front of its body, its ears are up, and its fur is striped in shades of light gray and black. On the left, a small mouse stands behind the cat, emerging from a grate in the wall. The ground is flat, and there are small plants in front of the cat in the bottom right corner. In the bottom left corner, a flat rock is embellished with the words "Corn. Visscher fecit."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.4 x 18.6 cm (5 11/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.1 x 31.5 cm (8 11/16 x 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.72.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 42, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Pia Gallo, New York); purchased by NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1884

  • Dutuit, Eugène. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Vol. I, IV-VI. Paris: A Levy, 1884-1885. Reprint. Amsterdam: G.W. Hissink, 1970-1972.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

lower left plate: Corn. Visscher / fecit; lower center plate: CVisscher Excudit.; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: a 50026; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: F.O.

Wikidata ID

Q75394547

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