Object Details
engraver
Earlom, Richard
original artist
Rubens, Peter Paul
delineator
Farington, George
publisher
Boydell, John
Description
Mezzotint after painting formerly attributed to Peter Paul Rubens once in the Gallery at Houghton Hall, Norfolk, England. Now in the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, as a cartoon for a tapestry by the workshop of Rubens, with the figures possibly added by Theodor van Thulden. Print removed from George P. Marsh’s copy of The Houghton Gallery, vol. 2. Pencil note indicates it was removed for framing in 1894. Secretary's Library stamp embossed below image near title.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Marsh Collection
date made
1781
ID Number
1978.0534.03.53
accession number
1978.0534
catalog number
1978.0534.03.53
Object Name
Print
print
mezzotint
Object Type
Mezzotint
Other Terms
Print; Mezzotint
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 52.75 cm x 88.5 cm; 20 25/32 in x 34 27/32 in
place made
United Kingdom: England, London
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Mythology
Hunting
Dogs
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_802280