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Identification and Creation

Object Number
S11.141.1
People
Melchior Küsel, German (Augsburg 1626 - 1683 Augsburg)
After Johann Wilhelm Baur, German (1607 - 1641)
Title
Persephone Changes Ascalaphus into an Owl
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Mythological Subjects; Iconographia
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1670
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/93160

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 15.3 x 22.1 cm (6 x 8 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Melchior Küsell fecit

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Meyer, p. 155; H. 301-446

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
S11.141.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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