New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
Ink
Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1994.0037.003
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1994.0037.003
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. Sc.
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
Chine collé
Dimensions (inches)
22.2 (H) x 24.9 (W) x 14.3 (Image H) x 18 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
56.4 (H) x 63.2 (W) x 36.4 (Image H) x 45.6 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 17.7 in. (45.0 cm). Plate W: 21.1 in. (53.6 cm).
Edition State
III
Edition Watermark
None
Edition Notes
Proof. State III of VIII, with the figure filled in, white horizon line darkened, but with the folds in the drapery still in outline; inscription changed to "A.B. Durand Sc." 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.