Physical Qualities
Engraving, Sheet: 84 × 220 mm. (3 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
Plate: 82 × 214 mm. (3 1/4 × 8 7/16 in.)
Portfolio/Series
Plate 18 from the series "Venationis, piscationis, et avcvpii typi" ("Hunting, Fishing and Fowling Scenes")
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.1856
This work derives from a series of forty-eight engravings illustrate various market scenes with fish and fowl for sale.
Depictions of visual abundance and daily life, including market and harvest scenes, became popular subject matter in European art of the 16th and 17th centuries. Collectors preferred these visual representations of abundance and prosperity because they offered highly detailed depictions of everyday life. In this gallery, a painting by Louise Moillon offers a view of a French market stall.
BMA, Jacobs Gallery 5 rotation, October 25, 2022 - June 11, 2023.
Markings: CM: Claghorn; Garrett
