The Death of Procris; Cephalus mournig the death of Procris on the right surrounded by Cupid and mourning satyrs and nymphs, the goddess of dawn in her chariot in the background
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- Title: The Death of Procris; Cephalus mournig the death of Procris on the right surrounded by Cupid and mourning satyrs and nymphs, the goddess of dawn in her chariot in the background
- Artist: Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, Mantua ca. 1520–1582 Mantua)
- Artist: After Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499?–1546 Mantua)
- Publisher: Antonio Lafreri (French, Orgelet, Franche-Comte ca. 1512–1577 Rome)
- Date: ca. 1540
- Medium: Engraving; third state of ten (BLL)
- Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 15 1/2 × 22 1/4 in. (39.4 × 56.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.501.7109
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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