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Leda and the Swan

1799
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Leda and the Swan
  • Series/Portfolio: Imitations of Modern Drawings
  • Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Artist: After Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome)
  • Date: 1799
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching and stipple
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 8 3/4 in. (16.6 × 22.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.1897
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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