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Jean Louis Delignon

Constantin adore la vraie croix

Description

Maker

Jean Louis Delignon (French, 1755-1804)
Benoit-Louis Prévost (French, 1747 - ca. 1804)
After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

Title

Constantin adore la vraie croix
from the album, Painters' Etchings Illustrated; an English album of original prints assembled in the 19th century
Galerie du Palais Royal

Year

ca. 1804

Medium

  • engraving,
  • etching

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • engraving,
  • etching

Materials

engraving

Supports

  • Wove:medium weight,
  • olive/grey,
  • gold fore-edge.

Dimensions

38.1 x 25.8 cm (15 x 10 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered below image, LR: "Peint par P.P. Rubens"; LC: "Gravé à l'Eau-forte par B.L. Prevost / Constantin adore la vraie croix / De la Galerie de S.A.S. Monseigneur le Duc d'Orleans / A. P. D. R. / Ecole Flamande / XIe Esquisse de Pierre Paul Rubens / Peinte sur Bois, ayant de hauteur 13 Pouces 6 Lignes, sur 12 Pouces 6 Lignes de large" followed by four lines of description; and LR: "et terminé par J.L. Delignon"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.1158.143

Type

  • Prints

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Jean Louis Delignon (French, 1755-1804)
Benoit-Louis Prévost (French, 1747 - ca. 1804)
After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
Constantin adore la vraie croix; from the album, Painters' Etchings Illustrated; an English album of original prints assembled in the 19th century; Galerie du Palais Royal, ca. 1804
engraving; etching
38.1 x 25.8 cm (15 x 10 3/16 inches)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.1158.143

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