print
- Museum number
- 1925,0422.2.23
- Title
- Series: Original Designs in his Majesty's Collection
- Description
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The Birth of Pyrrhus; in the centre, the baby Pyrrhus lies on a cushion on the lap of a servant who washes and tends to him; to the left three female servants gather round; in the left background, his mother Déidamia, resting on her elbow, watches from her bed; in the right background a group of men wait at the door; after the school of the Carracci. 1797
Etching with stipple, and engraving
- Production date
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1797
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1812 (publication date of volume)
- Dimensions
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Height: 344 millimetres
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Width: 248 millimetres (plate mark)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- See comment 1925,0422.2.1
The drawing, now attributed to the school of the Carracci, is in the Royal Collection, Windsor, inv.990091
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Original Designs of the Most Celebrated Masters of the Bolognese, Roman, Florentine and Venetian Schools
- Acquisition date
- 1925
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1925,0422.2.23