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Object Type
print
Museum number
1874,0808.2449
Title
Object:
Vertumne et Pomone
Description
Vertumnus in the guise of an old woman in Dutch costume, standing on the right, with left hand resting on walking stick and the other placed on the forearm of Pomona, who sits on the left an apple in her hands; on the left a window opening onto a building. 1730 Etching and engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Bernard Lépicié
After:
Arent de Gelder
Published by:
Jacques Chéreau
Published by:
François Chéreau
After:
Rembrandt
(formerly attributed)
School/style
French
Dutch
Production date
1730
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
233 millimetres
Width:
254 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
For another impression see also 1875,0710.469. After a painting attributed to Aart de Gelder in Prague.
Bibliographic references
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(16)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical mythology
classical deity
Associated names
Representation of:
Vertumnus
Representation of:
Pomona
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
1874,0808.2449