The transformation of Arachne into a spider, from Ovid's "Metamorphoses"
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Title: The transformation of Arachne into a spider, from Ovid's "Metamorphoses"
Series/Portfolio: Metamorphoses
Engraver:
William Walker (British, Thirsk, North Yorkshire 1729–1793 London)
Artist:
After Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen (French, Valenciennes 1720–1778 Brussels)
Author:
Ovid (Roman, Sulmo 43 BCE–17 CE Tomis, Moesia)
Publisher:
George Kearsley (London)
Date: 1775
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions:
Plate: 7 13/16 × 5 13/16 in. (19.9 × 14.8 cm)
Sheet: 10 13/16 × 8 1/8 in. (27.5 × 20.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.3260
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