Evening (Second Version)

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Evening (Second Version)

c. 1799

Johann Heinrich Lips (Swiss, 1758–1817) After a drawing of by Johann Heinrich Lips (Swiss, 1758–1817)

Well schooled in classical art and ancient literature, Johann Heinrich Lips composed his Times of Day series as if illustrating a pastoral poem by Longus, a Greek poet of the second century CE. In Evening, the artist depicts a toga-garbed shepherd and shepherdess seeking shelter with their flock.

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Object Details

Titles:

Evening (Second Version)
Der Abend, From the series The Times of Day (1793-1805)

Date:

c. 1799

Artists:

Johann Heinrich Lips (Swiss, 1758–1817) After a drawing of by Johann Heinrich Lips (Swiss, 1758–1817)

Medium:

Hand-colored aquatint

Dimensions:

Image: 7 7/8 x 10 inches (20 x 25.4 cm) Plate: 9 3/16 x 10 13/16 inches (23.3 x 27.5 cm) Sheet (irregular): 10 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches (27.3 x 31.8 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Alice Newton Osborn Fund, 2007

Accession Number:

2007-165-3

Geography:

Made in Switzerland, Europe

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