Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Johann Lorenz Haid, 1702–1750, German

after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1682–1754, Italian

Published by Johann Christian Leopold, 1699–1755, German
Title:
Le paysan paresseux
Date:
early 1750s
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches (41.2 x 29.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "KHK 28"; in brown ink, lower center: "le paisan parresseux"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.1378
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | farmer | gesture | long hair | man | cravat | boy | peasant | gaze | sloth | lazy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:23229