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Wilton album, folio 138: Actaeon surprising Diana and her nymphs bathing, Actaeon at top right wearing a helmet with antlers, nude nymphs at center trying to cover themselves, three dead rabbits at lower left

Aegidius Sadeler II Netherlandish
After Paolo Fiammingo Netherlandish
ca. 1589–95
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Wilton album, folio 138: Actaeon surprising Diana and her nymphs bathing, Actaeon at top right wearing a helmet with antlers, nude nymphs at center trying to cover themselves, three dead rabbits at lower left
  • Artist: Aegidius Sadeler II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1568–1629 Prague)
  • Artist: After Paolo Fiammingo (Netherlandish, Antwerp (?) ca. 1540–1596)
  • Date: ca. 1589–95
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 7 5/8 × 11 1/8 in. (19.4 × 28.2 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Albums
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.78.1(404)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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