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Medea burning Creon's Palace
Jean Charles Baquoy (French, 1721–1777)
After: Charles Eisen (French, 1720–1778)
Author: Ovid (43 B.C.–17 or 18 A.D.)
After: Charles Eisen (French, 1720–1778)
Author: Ovid (43 B.C.–17 or 18 A.D.)
Medium/Technique
Etching/engraving
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession NumberM18738
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints – Bound sets
DescriptionSingle plate from bound set of 142 proofs before letters of illustrations to Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide, published from 1767-1771. Also bound in is original 1766 letterpress prospectus for published edition. Volume is composed of 142 leaves, bound in modern gilt-stamped green morocco.
ProvenancePDP Register entry: Date acquired, 1/1/1901 [exact to year]