Frog Catcher
Pu-Qua, Dadley
Basic information
Additionally
- Type
- album sheet
- Genre
- genre art
- Provenance
- Purchased from a private individual
- Exposition
- Zolochiv Castle (Chinese Palace)
Information about author
Information about author
Object description
The figure of a man is depicted in profile with a right turn and bent at the waist. The head is shaved, and the hair from the back of the head is gathered in a bun on the neck. In his left hand, the man holds a stick with a round metal net where the fire is burning. A straw wide-brimmed hat and two baskets hang on a long rope over his shoulder; a flint is on his belt. The frog is depicted under the grid on the left. The man is wearing a dirty purple shirt and knee-length pants. The clothing indicates his poor origin. The etching comes from the album "Chinese Customs and National Costumes", which includes 60 images of Chinese people engaged in various activities. An explanation in German accompanies each image; some are written in French. In the eighteenth century, artists in Canton (Guangzhou) in southern China created such paintings for Europeans seeking to learn more about China and its people.
Inscriptions
In the lower left corner is a calligraphic inscription in Indian ink, "Pu-Qua. Canton. Delin.". In the lower right corner is an inscription, "Dadley. London. Sculpt". In the upper right corner is the number "7".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
