Object Details
publisher
Boydell, John
Boydell, Josiah
original artist
Giordano, Luca
engraver
Murphy, John
Description
Mezzotint after painting by Luca Giordano once in the Salon at Houghton Hall, Norfolk, England. Now in the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, as Vulcan’s Forge. Print removed from George P. Marsh’s copy of The Houghton Gallery, vol. 2. Marsh probably wrote the numeral 66 in pencil in the lower right corner. Notation on mounting sheet indicates the print was taken out for framing in 1894. SI Secretary's Library stamp embossed in lower margin over publisher's name.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Marsh Collection
date made
1788
ID Number
1978.0534.03.68
accession number
1978.0534
catalog number
1978.0534.03.68
Object Name
print
mezzotint
Object Type
Mezzotint
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 52.75 cm x 38.25 cm; 20 25/32 in x 15 1/16 in
plate: 50.25 cm x 35.5 cm; 19 25/32 in x 13 31/32 in
place made
United Kingdom: England, London
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mythology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_784909