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Pieter van der Heyden
The Wedding of Mopsus and Nisa, or the Dirty Bride1570

Not on view
Engraving after Bruegel, 1570, crowded outdoor scene with roughly a dozen figures in worn clothing, one woman stumbling at center, a grimacing man lunging at her with a sword, stone building and trees in the distance, Latin inscription below
Artist or Maker
Pieter van der Heyden
Flanders, Antwerp, circa 1530-after 1572
After
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Flanders, 1525-1569
Title
The Wedding of Mopsus and Nisa, or the Dirty Bride
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1570
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 5/8 in. (22.54 × 29.53 cm) Image: 8 3/4 × 11 3/8 in. (22.23 × 28.89 cm)
Credit Line
Graphic Arts Council Fund
Accession Number
M.67.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.