Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822, Britishafter Claude Gellée, 1600–1682, FrenchPublished by John Boydell, 1720–1804, British
Title:
A Landscape, with the Story of Apollo and Marsyas
Date:
1775
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 7/8 x 16 5/8 inches (27.6 x 42.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered in black ink, lower left: "Claude le Lorrain delint,, | No,, 95."; lower center: "Published May 1st. 1775 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside. | From the Original Drawing, in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire."; lower right: "R. Earlom fecit."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1994.4.916
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
religious and mythological subject | Greek mythology | punishment of Marsyas: he is flayed by Apollo | (story of) Marsyas - death | cows | cattle | fighting | god | grazing | torturing | torture | punishing | nailing | skinning | river | cliffs | trees | mountains | landscape | bulls | contest | death
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Nobleness and Grandeur - Forging Historical Landscape in Britain, 1760 - 1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-01-27 - 2005-04-24)