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Ganymede, leaning on an eagle, receiving the cup from Hebe

Intermediary draftsman Grangeret French
After Peter Paul Rubens Flemish
1786
Not on view
The print is incorrectly titled "Enlevement de Ganymede" (The Rape of Ganymede) on the plate.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ganymede, leaning on an eagle, receiving the cup from Hebe
  • Series/Portfolio: Galerie du Palais Royal
  • Artist: Benoît Louis Henriquez (French, Paris 1732–1806 Paris)
  • Artist: Intermediary draftsman Grangeret (French, active Paris, ca. 1768–87)
  • Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
  • Date: 1786
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 7 5/8 × 6 11/16 in. (19.3 × 17 cm)
    Sheet (Trimmed): 9 5/8 × 8 5/16 in. (24.5 × 21.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.119.304(4)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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