after painting by Lambert Sustris (c.1515-1591) - Painter, born and trained in Amsterdam. Probably pupil of Jan van Scorel. Around 1530 to Rome, then to Venice and Padua with Titian, around 1548 in Augsburg. Probably died in Venice.

by Jean Louis Delignon (1755-1804)
French engraver, mainly of book-illustrations. Pupil of Nicolas Delaunay
Intermediary draughtsman: Antoine Borel

Title: L'enlèvement de Proserpine

Description
The Rape of Proserpina; Pluto carrying the young girl away on his horse-driven chariot; with engraved text below, within decorative frame c.1786-1804

The Rape of Proserpina is based on the Latin myth of Proserpina, which is found in both Ovid's Metamorphoses and Claudian's De Raptu Proserpinae.

[ref. britishmuseum.org., 1855,0609.461]

engraving and etching, laid paper with watermark, clear plate edges
size ca. 32 x 49 cm
very good condition


This print was made appr. 1786 in Paris a few years before the French revolution. High standard works entitled Galerie du Palais Royal were ordered by the King Philippe d'Orléans (1674-1723) to show the wealth of his art collection. All of them were done by the best engravers from different countries.

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after painting by Lambert Sustris (c.1515-1591) - Painter, born and trained in Amsterdam. Probably pupil of Jan van Scorel. Around 1530 to Rome, then to Venice and Padua with Titian, around 1548 in Augsburg. Probably died in Venice.

by Jean Louis Delignon (1755-1804)
French engraver, mainly of book-illustrations. Pupil of Nicolas Delaunay
Intermediary draughtsman: Antoine Borel

Title: L'enlèvement de Proserpine

Description
The Rape of Proserpina; Pluto carrying the young girl away on his horse-driven chariot; with engraved text below, within decorative frame c.1786-1804

The Rape of Proserpina is based on the Latin myth of Proserpina, which is found in both Ovid's Metamorphoses and Claudian's De Raptu Proserpinae.

[ref. britishmuseum.org., 1855,0609.461]

engraving and etching, laid paper with watermark, clear plate edges
size ca. 32 x 49 cm
very good condition


This print was made appr. 1786 in Paris a few years before the French revolution. High standard works entitled Galerie du Palais Royal were ordered by the King Philippe d'Orléans (1674-1723) to show the wealth of his art collection. All of them were done by the best engravers from different countries.

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Era
1400-1900
No. of items
1
Artist
Lambert Sustris (c.1515-1591) after, Jean Louis Delignon (1755-1804)
Title of artwork
L'enlèvement de Proserpine - The Rape of Proserpina
Technique
Engraving, Etching
Signature
Plate signed
Country of Origin
Italy
Year
1786
Condition
Good condition
Height
49 cm
Width
32 cm
Depth
0 cm
Sold with frame
No
Period
1750-1800

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