Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822, Britishafter Claude Gellée, 1600–1682, FrenchPublished by John Boydell, 1720–1804, BritishPublished by Josiah Boydell, 1752–1817, British
Title:
A Landscape, with the Story of Europa
Date:
1802
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching in brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 15/16 x 16 5/8 inches (27.8 x 42.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "9"
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:
B1994.4.917
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
leisure | nobility | men | women | walking | masts | mountains | trees | flowers (plants) | costume | sails | oars | ships | bulls | sea | shore (landform) | island | chiton | peplos | stola | rowboats | landscape | princess | assistants | cattle | cows | grazing | god | rowing | talking | Greek mythology | tricking | Jupiter, usually in the shape of a white bull, abducts Europa and carries her across the water | abduction | religious and mythological subject | rape