The Discovery of Achilles among the daughters of Lykomedes: PD.22-1964

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Current Location: Gallery 8

Titles

The Discovery of Achilles among the daughters of Lykomedes

Maker(s)

Painter: Rubens, Peter Paul

Entities

Painting

Categories

Painting

Description

A bozzetto.

Legal notes

Through the National Art Collections Fund.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964) by Smith, Arnold John Hugh

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1618

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Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)
Frame Depth 5.2 cm Height 44 cm Width 41.9 cm
Panel Height 28.5 cm Width 26 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel

References and bibliographic entries

[Unknown; Illustrated London News; 1960] page(s): 202
National Art-Collections Fund Sixty-first Annual Report 1964
Catalogo Completo Rubens page(s): 217
The oil sketches of Peter Paul Rubens

Related exhibitions

Rubens (2004)

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.22-1964
Primary reference Number: 1858
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 7 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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