Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers

Phaedra and Hippolytus

Maker

Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers (French, 1779-1857), engraver
After Baron Pierre Narcisse Guérin (French, 1774-1833), designer

Title

Phaedra and Hippolytus

Year

ca. 1802

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

43 x 52.4 cm (16 15/16 x 20 5/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered: LL: "Pen par P.re Guérin"; LR: "Gravé par Aug.te Boucher Desnoyers."; and LC: "Phédre et Hippolyte"

Identification

Standard Reference Number

IFF no. 11

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith

Object Number

45.113.115

Type

Exhibition History

Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference
Dec 15, 1965 – Jan 09, 1966

Image use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use.

Tombstone

Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers (French, 1779-1857), engraver
After Baron Pierre Narcisse Guérin (French, 1774-1833), designer
Phaedra and Hippolytus, ca. 1802
Engraving
43 x 52.4 cm (16 15/16 x 20 5/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith 45.113.115

To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.