Meleager and Atalanta

Description:

Mezzotint after painting formerly attributed to Peter Paul Rubens once in the Gallery at Houghton Hall, Norfolk, England. Now in the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, as a cartoon for a tapestry by the workshop of Rubens, with the figures possibly added by Theodor van Thulden. Print removed from George P. Marsh’s copy of The Houghton Gallery, vol. 2. Pencil note indicates it was removed for framing in 1894. Secretary's Library stamp embossed below image near title.

Date Made: 1781

Engraver: Earlom, RichardOriginal Artist: Rubens, Peter PaulDelineator: Farington, GeorgePublisher: Boydell, John

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United Kingdom: England, London

Subject: MythologyHuntingDogs

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See more items in: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts, Communications, Marsh Collection, Art

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Credit Line: Marsh Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1978.0534.03.53Accession Number: 1978.0534Catalog Number: 1978.0534.03.53

Object Name: PrintprintmezzotintObject Type: MezzotintOther Terms: Print; Mezzotint

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 52.75 cm x 88.5 cm; 20 25/32 in x 34 27/32 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-aec1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_802280

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