The Mocking of Ceres

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Description:

Engraving, night print. Trimmed and mounted on manila paper within ink-ruled border; oval blind stamp of the SI Secretary's Library at lower left. Two columns of Latin verse signed "Janus Rutgers" form an inscription below the image. The subject is based on the Metamorphoses of Ovid and the print is dedicated to Cardinal Scipio Borghese.

Date Made: 1610

Original Artist: Elsheimer, AdamEngraver: Goudt, Hendrik

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Italy: Latian, Rome

Subject: Mythology

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Related Publication: Ackley, Clifford S.. Printmaking in the Age of Rembrandt

Credit Line: Marsh Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1978.0534.49Accession Number: 1978.0534Catalog Number: 1978.0534.49

Object Name: printengraving

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: sheet: 31.2 cm x 23.8 cm; 12 9/32 in x 9 3/8 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-0369-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_785713

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