Death of Adonis | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M8226
People: A. Claude Philippe de Thubières comte de Caylus, French (Paris 1692 - 1765 Paris)
After Raphael, Italian (Urbino, Italy 1483 - 1520 Rome, Italy)
Title: Death of Adonis
Other Titles: Original Language Title: La mort d'Adonis
Series/Book Title: Recueil Crozat
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1729-1742
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/264807

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Etching
Dimensions: Image: 26.1 × 30.4 cm (10 1/4 × 11 15/16 in.)
Plate: 30 × 31.5 cm (11 13/16 × 12 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 37.7 × 34.4 cm (14 13/16 × 13 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Winslow Ames, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1935

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: IFF, vol. IV, no. 399, p. 120

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Winslow Ames
Accession Year: 1935
Object Number: M8226
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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