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Rape of Ganymede and the finding of Moses, after works in the Palazzo Colonna, Rome: P.2249-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Rape of Ganymede and the finding of Moses, after works in the Palazzo Colonna, Rome
Fragmens des peintures et des tableaux les plus intéressans des palais et églises d’Italie

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Saint-Non, Jean Claude Richard de
Draughtsman: Fragonard, Jean Honoré (After)
Painter: Vecellio, Tiziano (After)
Painter: Rosa, Salvator (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: AD 1770

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 187 mm Width 144 mm
Sheet Height 198 mm Width 153 mm

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 20
  • Location: Plate upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: Titien [very faint] / Gallerie du Palais Colonne / a Rome.
  • Location: Image left centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Salvator rosa
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Fragonard del.
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Saint Non Sc.
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1770
  • Location: Image lower right, following the above
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2249-1991
Primary reference Number: 95472
Le Blanc: 40 (20)
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 25 (20)

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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