Print made by Wallerant Vaillant, 1623–1677, Dutchafter Erasmus Quellinus, 1607–1678, Flemish
Title:
Adonis dies in the arms of Venus
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/16 × 12 3/16 inches (38.3 × 31 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "29"; lower right: "W. 112 III"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.47
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
chariot | dog | goddess | boar | bow | grief | death of Adonis: he is killed by a boar | swans | clouds | religious and mythological subject | trees | horn | death