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Theseus lifts the Stone (Thesée leve la Pierre)

Maker

Elisabeth Sophie Chéron (artist)
1648-1711

(etcher)
1645-1728

Title

Theseus lifts the Stone (Thesée leve la Pierre)

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 22.9 cm
Width: 15 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.6029

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords







Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Inscription : printed : lower left & recto : : Eliz. Cheron L. J. delineavit 1711. //

Inscription: Inscription : printed : lower right & recto : : C. Simmoneau major Sculp. C.P.R. //

Inscription: Inscription : printed : lower centre & recto : : Thesée leve la Pierre, sous laquelle Egée son / pere avoit caché l'Epée, qu'il devoit luy porter / pour s'en faire reconnoitre. / Cornaline du Cabinet de MADAME. //

Inscription: Inscription : pencil : lower right & recto : : 3-4 //

Inscription: Inscription : pencil : centre & verso : : Charles Simmoneau / BV / P85 //

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