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Object Type
print
Museum number
1874,0808.2211
Description
A classical setting with at centre Pygmalion standing before the statue of Galatea; he holds a belt in his hands; a Black boy sits before the statue; after Joseph Werner Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Franz Ertinger
After:
Joseph Werner
School/style
Flemish
Swiss
Production date
1662-1710
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
180 millimetres
Width:
116 millimetres
Curator's comments
See 1874,0808.2200.* for comment on set.
Bibliographic references
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(35)
Le Blanc 1854-89 / Manuel de l'Amateur d'Estampes 1550-1820
(12)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical mythology
Associated names
Representation of:
Pygmalion
Representation of:
Galatea
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Charles Francis Arnold Howard, 5th Earl of Wicklow
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Hugh Howard
Acquisition date
1874
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1874,0808.2211