Aeneas and the Sibyl

c. 1670

Gerard de Lairesse

Associated Names
Gerard de Lairesse

Artist, Dutch, 1641 - 1711

The image shows two individuals. The person on the left stands, slightly leaning forward, wearing a detailed helmet with a plumed crest. They have classical facial features and long hair peeking from the helmet. The individual wears a tunic, cloak, and sandals. Facing them is another individual in layered clothing and a cloak. They are holding a branch or staff. The background includes trees and a third character reclining against a large amphora from which water flows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.2 × 15.6 cm (7 15/16 × 6 1/8 in.), cut to platemark

  • Accession Number

    2013.13.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, no. 42

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

François Heugel [1922-2010], Paris (Lugt 3373); (Paul Prouté, S. A., Paris); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels: no. 42

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: FAI (not deciphered) 100854; by later hand, lower right verso: Lairesse 62

Wikidata ID

Q76561504

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