Venus Presenting Helen to Paris, after his retreat from Combat, with Menelaus

Engraver Engraved and published by William Wynne Ryland British

After Angelica Kauffmann Swiss

1781

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Venus Presenting Helen to Paris, after his retreat from Combat, with Menelaus
Engraver: Engraved and published by William Wynne Ryland (British, baptized London 1732–1783 London)
Artist: After Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss, Chur 1741–1807 Rome)
Date: 1781
Medium: Stipple engraving and etching
Dimensions: Plate: 14 5/16 × 12 3/8 in. (36.3 × 31.4 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/8 × 13 3/8 in. (41 × 34 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Olga Sichel and Max Philippson, 1962
Object Number: 62.557.112
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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