The Masquerades

Workshop of Jacques de Gheyn II Netherlandish

1595–96

Not on view

Title plate to the Masquerades series with an architectural, tabernacle-shaped frame. In the center is a rectangular panel with inscriptions. Behind it the figure of Death is portrayed. He holds two masks in front of the faces of a man and woman who are flanking the central text panel.

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Title: The Masquerades
Series/Portfolio: The Masquerades
Artist: Workshop of Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
Artist: After Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
Date: 1595–96
Medium: Engraving; first state of three
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.95.1229(1-10)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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