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The Wedding Feast of Peleus and Thetis

Artist and publisher Frans van den Wyngaerde Flemish
After Peter Paul Rubens Flemish
1636–79
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: The Wedding Feast of Peleus and Thetis
  • Artist and publisher: Frans van den Wyngaerde (Flemish, Antwerp 1614–1679 Antwerp)
  • Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
  • Date: 1636–79
  • Medium: Etching; third state of three (Hollstein)
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 12 1/4 × 16 7/16 in. (31.1 × 41.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.7677
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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