The Abduction of Proserpina

Artist and publisher Pieter Soutman Dutch

After Peter Paul Rubens Flemish

ca. 1620–25

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: The Abduction of Proserpina
Artist and publisher: Pieter Soutman (Dutch, Haarlem, ca. 1580–1657 Haarlem)
Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
Date: ca. 1620–25
Medium: Etching; second state of four (Hollstein)
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 8 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (21.3 × 31.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.7678
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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