Jupiter and Alcmene and Nymphs and Satyrs on a Frieze Medallion, Study for a Decoration on a Frame

Artist and engraver Théodore Roussel French

1907–8

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Title: Jupiter and Alcmene and Nymphs and Satyrs on a Frieze Medallion, Study for a Decoration on a Frame
Artist and engraver: Théodore Roussel (French, Lorient, Brittany 1847–1926 St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex)
Date: 1907–8
Medium: Etching and softground etching; third state of three
Dimensions: Plate: 2 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. (6.1 x 8.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1954
Object Number: 1980.1133.26
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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