The Fish Monger
| Title | The Fish Monger |
|---|---|
| Artist | Hendrik Meijer (Dutch, 1737–1793) |
| Date | second half 18th century 18th century |
| Medium | pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk; framing lines in black ink |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Origin | Netherlands Netherlands |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Fish Monger, second half 18th century. Hendrik Meijer (Dutch, 1737–1793). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk; framing lines in black ink; sheet: 15.7 x 13 cm (6 3/16 x 5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Benjamin P. Bole, 1937.468 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“The Fish Monger” is a work by Hendrik Meijer (Dutch, 1737–1793), dated second half 18th century. It is executed in pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk; framing lines in black ink and classified as drawing. In this archive it sits within the marine & aquatic life 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 Hendrik Meijer (Dutch, 1737–1793). Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
The medium
Catalogued as drawing. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
The period
Dated to second half 18th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
The origin
Recorded origin: Netherlands. Browse more public-domain art from Netherlands.
The collection
Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) via the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access programme.
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