Mexican Sacrifice to the God of Hunting

Quick Overview

Artist: Bernard Picart (French, Paris 1673–1733 Amsterdam)
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)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1959
Accession no.: 1974.206

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.