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Phaethon falling off the Sun's chariot, struck by Jupiter's thunderbolt: AD.1.18-638

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Phaethon falling off the Sun's chariot, struck by Jupiter's thunderbolt

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Diepenbeeck, Abraham Jansz. van (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Note

Loosely copied after Abraham van Diepenbeeck. Probably after one of Picart's plates for 'Le Temple des Muses' (Amsterdam, 1733), as there are similar copies after some of the other plates.

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.1.18-638
Primary reference Number: 195094
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Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Phaethon falling off the Sun's chariot, struck by Jupiter's thunderbolt" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/195094 Accessed: 2024-04-24 04:27:49

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/195094 |title=Phaethon falling off the Sun's chariot, struck by Jupiter's thunderbolt |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-24 04:27:49|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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