Hope
| Title | Hope |
|---|---|
| Artist | Pierre Brebiette |
| Date | 17th century 17th century |
| Medium | Etching on blue paper |
| Classification | Prints |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2007 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Hope” is a work by Pierre Brebiette, dated 17th century. It is executed in etching on blue paper and classified as prints. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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The artist
This work is attributed to Pierre Brebiette. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
The period
Dated to 17th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 17th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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