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Plate 2: Remus fighting the robbers who had stolen their herd; after the cycle on Romulus and Remus painted by the Carracci family in the Palazzo Magnani, Bologna

1659
Not on view
See also: 51.501.3752, 3754, 3755, 3756, 3757, 3758

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Plate 2: Remus fighting the robbers who had stolen their herd; after the cycle on Romulus and Remus painted by the Carracci family in the Palazzo Magnani, Bologna
  • Artist: Jean Boulanger (French, Troyes 1608–ca. 1680 Paris)
  • Artist: Jean Le Pautre (French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris)
  • Artist: after Annibale Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1560–1609 Rome)
  • Artist: Intermediary draughtsman François Tortebat (French, Paris ca. 1621–1690 Paris)
  • Publisher: François Tortebat (French, Paris ca. 1621–1690 Paris)
  • Date: 1659
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 18 1/16 × 12 5/8 in. (45.9 × 32 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.3753
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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