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Print (Engraving)
(Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos)
Asher Brown Durand, John Vanderlyn
1834-1835
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Asher Brown Durand (Engraver)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1994.0037.001
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1994.0037.001
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
(Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Asher Brown Durand (Engraver); John Vanderlyn (Painter)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1834-1835
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: A.B. Durand Aq.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: J. Vanderlyn p.\t
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Mythological
- Landscape
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Etched
- Engraved
- Line engraved
Dimensions (inches)
21.5 (H) x 25.4 (W) x 14.1 (Image H) x 17.7 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
54.7 (H) x 64.5 (W) x 35.8 (Image H) x 44.9 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 17.7 in. (45.0 cm). Plate W: 20.7 in. (52.7 cm).
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
None
Edition Notes
Proof. State I of VIII, with the figure barely etched in outline, sky in the background not completed. The final state was published by A.B. Durand, New York, Hodgson, Boys & Graves, London, and Rittner & Goussil in Paris, 1835, and was printed by A. King.