Thomyris Causing the Head of Cyrus to be Immersed in Blood

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R2100
People: Paulus Pontius, Flemish (Antwerp 1603 - 1658 Antwerp)
After Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish (Siegen, Westphalia 1577 - 1640 Antwerp, Belgium)
Title: Thomyris Causing the Head of Cyrus to be Immersed in Blood
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 17th century
Culture: Flemish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/241823

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: JWR: Thomiris dipping the head of Cyrus in blood Masterpiece. 1st state before the addres
of Van Meerlen + Huberti [?]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, sister of John Witt Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: ii
Standard Reference Number: Le Bl. 33

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R2100
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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