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1 of 253523 objects
Etienne Delaune (1518-83)
Alexander Preserving the Works of Homer c.1520-73
Engraving | 8.6 x 13.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852520
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This print is based upon an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi dated c.1520, which was made after a drawing by Raphael now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (inv. no.WA1935.152). Signed with monogram at lower centre. Numbered in the upper left corner: II, and in the upper right: 2. From a series of eight numbered plates (see Robert-Dumesnil 1865, IX, nos.300-307). For a first state impression of Marcantonio's engraving and further discussion, see RCIN 852517.
Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving
Measurements
8.6 x 13.3 cm (sheet of paper)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Tauriscus 1819 : Tauriscus, E, 1819. Catalogues des estampes gravees d'apres Rafael, Frankurt p.218, no.2c
Raphael dans les collections françaises 1983 : Hommage a Raphael. Raphael dans les collections françaises: (Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 15 novembre 1983-13 fevrier 1984), Paris p.386, no.80 (entry by Pierrette Jean-Richard)
Raphael Invenit 1985 : G. Bernini Pezzini et al., Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome, 1985 p.37, no.III.3 (entry by Stefania Massari)
