Venus en Adonis after 1638

pencil drawn

light pencil work

pencil sketch

dog

old engraving style

charcoal drawing

personal sketchbook

pencil drawing

pen-ink sketch

sketchbook drawing

pencil work

"Venus en Adonis" is an etching by Carel Allard after a painting by Simon de Vlieger. The image depicts the Roman goddess Venus, attempting to stop the young Adonis from going hunting. The scene is set in an idyllic landscape with two dogs by Adonis's side. The etching is held in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.