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Object Type
print
Museum number
1849,0512.27
Title
Object:
Death of Hippolytus
Description
Hippolytus lying dead in his chariot on the sea shore, thrown to the ground with his left fist clenched above his head, four frightened horses rearing in the surf and pawing the air, Triton and a sea monster (a horse with fins and a fish tail) at far left, two figures fleeing at right; after Peter Paul Rubens' proof before letters. 1810 Engraving
Producer name
After:
Peter Paul Rubens
Print made by:
Anker Smith
Published by:
William Miller
School/style
Flemish
British
Production date
1810
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
208 millimetres
(sheet, cut)
Width:
287 millimetres
Curator's comments
After the painting by Rubens in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, inv.no.PD.8-1979 (Rooses 630).
Bibliographic references
Schneevoogt 1873 / Catalogue des estampes gravées d'après P.P.Rubens
(130.100)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical mythology
Associated names
Representation of:
Hippolytus
Representation of:
Triton
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
W & G Smith
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
William Beckford
Acquisition date
1849
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1849,0512.27