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Object Type
Museum number: 1928,0716.22
Description: The fall of Phaeton. Phaeton at centre, being thrown from his horse-drawn chariot, struck with lightning by Jupiter at top centre, an eagle in front of him, another deity holding a spade below Engraving
Producer name
School/style
Production date: 1530-1556
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 235 millimetres (trimmed); Width: 188 millimetres
Curator's comments: This is an early state before signature in lower l corner.
Bibliographic references: Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (57); Schéle 1965 / Cornelis Bos: A study of the origins of the Netherland grotesque (62)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical mythology; classical deity
Associated names: Representation of: Phaethon; Representation of: Zeus/Jupiter
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1928
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1928,0716.22

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