The Fall of Phaeton (La Chute de Phaeton)

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Maker

After
(artist)
1568-1640
(etcher)
1692-1765
(woodcutter)
1691-1764

Title

The Fall of Phaeton (La Chute de Phaeton)

Date of Production

1729 - 1763

Medium

etching printed in black, wood blocks printed in green and brown
etching and woodcut

Dimensions

Height: 43.9 cm
Width: 27 cm

Object Number

G.1990.WL.6977.22

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Inscriptions

Inscription: La Chute de Phaeton / D'apres le dessein de Joseph Cesari, dit le Chevalier Josepin, qui est dans le Cabinet de Mr. Crozat / Gravé à l'eau forte par M. le C...de C.. et en bois sous sa conduite, par Nicolas le Sueur. //

Inscription: 90* //

Inscription: G. CESARI //

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Literature

Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
Fig. p. no. 227 (Caylus)

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