print; book-illustration

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Object Type: print; book-illustration
Museum number: Sheepshanks.7463.+
Description: Pygmalion standing next to his sculpture of a female (Galatea); the scene is lit by an old woman with a candle; in the background more sculptures; tools on the floor; illustration to the French translation by Pierre Du Ryer "Les metamorphoses d'Ovide" (Foppens: Brussels, 1677) Engraving
Producer name: Print made by: Crispijn de Passe the Elder (?); Print made by: Magdalena de Passe (?); Published by: François Foppens I
School/style
Production date: 1611-1637 (c.)
Production place: Published in: Brussels
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 160 millimetres (trimmed); Width: 222 millimetres
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Curator's comments: For comment see S.7466. This engraving is attributed by Henkel to Magdalena de Passe but in Hollstein is not specifically mentioned as by Magdalena. NB The register number stamped on the print is a duplicate (the number also belongs to a print by Hollar). I have therefore added an asterisk to the number.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Illustration to: Ovid; Illustration to: Pierre du Ryer (French translation); Representation of: Pygmalion; Representation of: Galatea
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Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1836
Acquisition notes: For the history of the acquisition of the Sheepshanks collection, please see Sheepshanks.1
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: Sheepshanks.7463.+
Additional IDs: Other BM number: S.7463

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