About this artwork
This is one of two similar studies in the collection of the National Gallery of Scotland. In this work, one hind leg of the frog is stretched out, while the other is contracted, as when a frog is poised to spring. A cross-section of one of its large webbed feet, included at the top, suggests the study forms part of a detailed record of the frog’s overall appearance and structure. The drawing is not connected with any print or painting, and was probably made to satisfy De Gheyn’s own interest in natural history.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Jacques de Gheyn, the Younger (1565 - 1629) Netherlandish
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title:One of Two Frogs
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date created:About 1609
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materials:Pen and brown ink on paper
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measurements:12.00 x 13.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1979
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accession number:D 5077 B
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gallery:
Jacques de Gheyn, the Younger
Jacques de Gheyn, the Younger
De Gheyn was renowned for his prints and drawings, which were collected and commissioned by eminent patrons. He began to devote more time to painting from about 1600. De Gheyn, whose father was a glass painter, moved from Antwerp to Haarlem to join the studio of the celebrated artist and...