The Rape of Proserpina (L'enlevement de Proserpine)
Maker
After
Lambert Sustris (artist)
born ca. 1515-after 1560 (Life dates)
(printmaker)
born 1755
Lambert Sustris (artist)
born ca. 1515-after 1560 (Life dates)
(printmaker)
born 1755
Title
The Rape of Proserpina (L'enlevement de Proserpine)
Date of Production
1786 - 1808
Medium
etching and engraving
printed in black
printed in black
Dimensions
Height: 41.7 cm
Width: 29.8 cm
Width: 29.8 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.6987.208
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. 69
Fig. p. no. 69
Inscriptions
Inscription: Lambert SUSTRIS / Duke of Orleans Coll. 1786 / Rape of Proserpine //
Inscription: Peint par Lambert Suster. //
Inscription: Gravé par J. L. Delignon. //
Inscription: Dessiné par Borel. / L'ENLEVEMENT DE PROSERPINE. / De la Galerie de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans. / ÉCOLE VENITIENNE. / TABLEAU DE LAMBERT SUSTER. (...) //
Label: In demselben mythologischen Ideenkreis bewegt sich die Komposition des leider wohl (...) //
Inscription: Peint par Lambert Suster. //
Inscription: Gravé par J. L. Delignon. //
Inscription: Dessiné par Borel. / L'ENLEVEMENT DE PROSERPINE. / De la Galerie de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans. / ÉCOLE VENITIENNE. / TABLEAU DE LAMBERT SUSTER. (...) //
Label: In demselben mythologischen Ideenkreis bewegt sich die Komposition des leider wohl (...) //
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