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History of Constantine - Constantine adoring the True Cross (Constantin adore la vraie croix)

Maker

After
(artist)
1577-1640

(intermediary draughtsman)
born 1747

(printmaker)
born 1755

Title

History of Constantine - Constantine adoring the True Cross (Constantin adore la vraie croix)

Date of Production

1786 - 1808

Medium

etching and engraving
printed in black

Dimensions

Height: 41.8 cm
Width: 30.1 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.6987.205

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

Literature

Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
Fig. p. no. 71

Inscriptions

Inscription: RUBENS / Vision of the Flaming Cross / ? Adoration of True Cross? / Duke of Orleans Coll. 1786 //

Inscription: Peint par P. P. Rubens. //

Inscription: et terminé par L. Delignon. //

Inscription: Gravé à l'Eau-forte par B. L. Prevost. / CONSTANTIN ADORE LA VRAIE CROIX. / De la Galerie de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans. / ÉCOLE FLAMANDE. / IX.E EQUISSE DE PIERRE PAUL RUBENS (...) //

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