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The Triumph of Silenus

Artist and publisher Nicolas de Launay French
After the studio of Peter Paul Rubens Flemish
After Anthony van Dyck Flemish
1775–78
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Triumph of Silenus
  • Artist and publisher: Nicolas de Launay (French, Paris 1739–1792 Paris)
  • Artist: After the studio of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
  • Artist: After Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1775–78
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 15 15/16 × 18 1/4 in. (40.5 × 46.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.7660
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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