The Calumny of Apelles (La Calomnie, peinte par Apelles)

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Maker

After
(artist)
1483-1520
(etcher)
1688-1754
(woodcutter)
1691-1764

Title

The Calumny of Apelles (La Calomnie, peinte par Apelles)

Date of Production

1729 - 1763

Medium

wood block printed in brown, etching printed in black
etching and woodcut

Dimensions

Height: 18.5 cm
Width: 35.5 cm

Object Number

G.1990.WL.6977.5

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Inscriptions

Inscription: La Calomnie, peinte par Apelles / dessein de Raphaël, qui est dans le Cabinet de Mr. Crozat, gravé en cuivre par Charles Nicolas Cochin, et en bois par Nicolas le Sueur. //

Inscription: 39 //

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Literature

Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
Fig. p. no. 51 (Cochin)

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