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Object Type: print
Museum number: 1928,0313.85
Description: Leda and the swan. Leda is entwined with Jupiter, disguised as a swan, with a large egg at lower right; after Michelangelo Engraving
Producer name: Print made by: Cornelis Bos; After: Michelangelo
School/style: Dutch
Production date: 1530-1556
Materials: paper
Technique: engraving
Dimensions: Height: 304 millimetres (trimmed); Width: 407 millimetres
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Curator's comments: This is a late state, for an earlier state before the Latin verses see 1978,0713.161. For versions in reverse see Ii,16.8 and 1874,0808.332.
Bibliographic references: Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (54); Schéle 1965 / Cornelis Bos: A study of the origins of the Netherland grotesque (59a)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical mythology; bird; classical deity
Associated names: Representation of: Leda; Representation of: Zeus/Jupiter (as a swan)
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Capt Edward G Spencer-Churchill
Acquisition date: 1928
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1928,0313.85

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