PrintsNetherlandish16th century

Perseus Rescuing Andromeda

1588

Artists

Jacques de Gheyn IIArtist

Karel van ManderArtist after

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate diameter: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.) sheet: 18.8 x 19.1 cm (7 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Concord, MA, later Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2011. Notes: Robert Bradford Wheaton passed away in 2010.

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