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Vendor of Tripe for Cats (Le Vendeur de tripes pour chats)

Maker

(artist)
1596-1657

(etcher)
1596-1657

Title

Vendor of Tripe for Cats (Le Vendeur de tripes pour chats)

Date of Production

1621

Medium

printed in black
etching

Dimensions

Height: 8.2 cm
Width: 11 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.6886

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords










Label Text

The French painter Jacques Stella made only a small number of original etchings. He produced this rare print during a period in Florence. This city forms the setting of the scene, the cathedral just visible in the distance. Stella is better known for his religious subjects and scenes of everyday life such as this one are less typical of his work. The specific subject matter of a man dishing out tripe for cats is unusual.

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

Purpose and Process: British and French Printmaking 1600 - 1900, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 14/05/2014-20/06/2014

Literature

Jacques Stella (1596-1657)
Fig. p. cat. 10, p. 63-64

Le Peintre-Graveur Français, 11 vols
undescribed

Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des gravures toutes les nations, dans lequel sont décrites les estampes rares, précieuses et intéressantes avec l'indication de leurs différents états et des prix auxquels ces estampes...
undescribed

Inscriptions

Inscription: Jacque Stella fecit 1621 //

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