A peasant going to the market

Anonymous, Italian, 15th century

1470–1480 · Engraving with hand colouring and manuscript additions throughout, pasted to the inside cover of a medical book · Drawings and Prints

The first of two engravings pasted to vellum end papers to the inside (now separated) covers of a XV century Latin book of medicine, the Antidotarium Nicolai (editions, 1471, 1478/9 etc). Two folios of text from the book (printed recto and verso) now mounted separately accompany the prints. The wooden boards are covered with worn, stamped brown leather, metal boss and clasps. Hind notes that these prints are Ferrarese or Paduan. Both sheets have 'cries and invectives' written apparently in a Venetian dialect.

Artist

Anonymous, Italian, 15th century

Date

1470–1480

Medium

Engraving with hand colouring and manuscript additions throughout, pasted to the inside cover of a medical book

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1948