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Cephalus and Procris in a landscape; Cephalus standing at right, Procris at left holding a spear in her chest, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Jan van Ossenbeeck Dutch
Intermediary draughtsman Nicolaus van Hoy Flemish
After Polidoro da Caravaggio Italian

1656–ca. 1660

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One of 246 plates in George Tenier's series Theater of Paintings.

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Title: Cephalus and Procris in a landscape; Cephalus standing at right, Procris at left holding a spear in her chest, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Series/Portfolio: Theatrum Pictorium

Artist: Jan van Ossenbeeck (Dutch, ca. 1624–1674)

Artist: Intermediary draughtsman Nicolaus van Hoy (Flemish, Antwerp 1631–1679 Vienna)

Artist: After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)

Date: 1656–ca. 1660

Medium: Etching

Dimensions: Sheet: 7 3/16 × 5 3/4 in. (18.3 × 14.6 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951

Accession Number: 51.501.887

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