Claude Mellan
Death of Adonis,
Maker
Title
Death of Adonis
Medium
engraving
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
Plate: 21.8 x 30.6 cm (8 9/16 x 12 1/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Recto: lettered on plate, Ll: 'Cl. Mellan Gall'. inven[it] et sc[ulpsit]'; in LR: 'cum privilegio'.
Verso: in pencil, LR: The death of Adonis/1st St. avant le dedication; in LL: 1801/ 6232 (6232 underlined)/ now (underlined); in brown ink, UL:F. Gacoet 1826; along bottom on left in pencil: 7
Marks: R.I.S.D. Museum stamp in brown ink on verso
Identification
State
ii
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth
Object Number
46.351
Death of Adonis
Recto: lettered on plate, Ll: 'Cl. Mellan Gall'. inven[it] et sc[ulpsit]'; in LR: 'cum privilegio'.
Verso: in pencil, LR: The death of Adonis/1st St. avant le dedication; in LL: 1801/ 6232 (6232 underlined)/ now (underlined); in brown ink, UL:F. Gacoet 1826; along bottom on left in pencil: 7
Marks: R.I.S.D. Museum stamp in brown ink on verso
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Publications
Exhibition History
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