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Object Type
print
Museum number
1869,0410.1816
Description
Night scene with Hero standing before her lover Leander and holding a fruit (?) above his head; Cupid shown sitting beside the young man; on the right, a statue of Venus in front of the window; after Girodet. 1824 Lithograph on chine collé
Producer name
After:
Anne Louis Girodet-Trioson
Print made by:
Jean Joseph Dassy
Printed by:
Charles Louis Constans
School/style
French
Production date
1824
Production place
Printed in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
lithograph
Dimensions
Height:
231 millimetres
(image size)
Width:
183 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(6)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical mythology
classical deity
Associated names
Representation of:
Hero
Representation of:
Leander
Representation of:
Eros/Cupid
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
José de Salamanca y Mayol, Marquis of Salamanca
Purchased through:
Sotheby's
(24-7.ii.1869/573)
Purchased through:
Edward Daniell
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
José de Madrazo
Acquisition date
1869
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1869,0410.1816