Mexican Sacrifice to the God of Hunting
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Bernard Picart
Artist bio: French, Paris 1673–1733 Amsterdam
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1722
Medium: Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite and red chalk, heightened with white. Contours incised. Verso reddened for transfer.
Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. (14.9 x 20.9 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Gift of Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1959
Accession year: 1974
Tags: Bears|Bow and Arrow|Men|Hunting|Deer