The Fall of Phaeton
c. 1680
Artist, French, 1656 - 1684

Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and brown ink over graphite on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 26.2 x 20 cm (10 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
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Accession
2009.70.151
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
probably the painter Jean Ranc [1674-1735], according to the inscription. Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2012
The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 68-69, no. 23 (entry by Daniella Berman).
Inscriptions
by unknown hand, lower left in pen and brown ink: ce dessin provient / du Cabinet de Ranc.; by unknown hand (the artist?), lower right in pen and brown ink: Lafage fecit; by later hand, lower center in graphite (partially erased): Chute de Phaeton; by unknown hand, upper right in pen and brown ink: 44; by later hand, center verso in graphite: C:65/240; by unknown hand, lower right verso in graphite: 3289
Wikidata ID
Q64620196