The Well-Fed Husband

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The Well-Fed Husband

1593

Artist/maker unknown , active late 16th century, Netherlandish After a lost painting attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger (German (active Basel and England), 1497–1543)

Above the well-fed husband, the words “[R]OGIER BO[N] T EMPS” associate him with Roger Bontemps (“Good Time Roger”), a well-known libertine of French folklore.

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Object Details

Titles:

The Well-Fed Husband

Date:

1593

Artists:

Artist/maker unknown , active late 16th century, Netherlandish After a lost painting attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger (German (active Basel and England), 1497–1543)

Medium:

Engraving

Dimensions:

Sheet: 10 7/8 x 8 1/16 inches (27.7 x 20.5 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-43155

Geography:

Made in Belgium, Europe

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