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Aeneas and the Sibyl
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Gerard de Lairesse, Nicolaes Visscher I, and others

Aeneas and the Sibyl

c. 1670

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Aeneas and the Sibyl

Gerard de Lairesse, Nicolaes Visscher I, and others

Aeneas and the Sibyl

Aeneas and the Sibyl

c. 1670

Physical Qualities Etching and engraving, Sheet: 252 x 197 mm. (9 15/16 x 7 3/4 in.) Plate: 203 x 156 mm. (8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Portfolio/Series Opus Elegantissimum
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1984.81.1389

Signed: 1

Inscribed: Along bottom right edge of image: "Per G: de Lairesse inv: et Sculp: et per N. Visscher edit: cum Privil: Ord: Gen: Belg: Fæd:" Directly above the word "Faed" in lower right corner: "67" [N.B. the remnants of the artist's monogrammed initials, the tops of the letters "G. L." are still visible above the words "Gen: Belg:".] Beneath plate mark at left in graphite: "LB 42 / Nag 40"

Markings: WM: AUVERGNE 1773

Artist

Gerard de Lairesse

Dutch, 1641 - 1711

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Publisher

Nicolaes Visscher I

Dutch, 1618 - 1679

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Publisher

Nicolaes Visscher II

Dutch, 1649 - 1702

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Publisher

Gerard Valck

Dutch, 1651/52 - 1726

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MERCURY ORDERING CALYPSO TO ALLOW ODYSSEUS TO DEPART
Gerard Valck, Gerard de Lairesse, and others
Mercury Ordering Calypso to Allow Odysseus to Depart
1670-1700
LAST FIGHT OF AENEAS AND TURNUS
Wenceslaus Hollar, Franz Cleyn, and others
Last Fight of Aeneas and Turnus
c. 1654
MAN WITH A TORCH NEAR A SARCOPHAGUS
Johannes Glauber, Gerard de Lairesse, and others
Man with a Torch near a Sarcophagus
1665-1746
VENUS PROTECTING AENEAS
Wenceslaus Hollar, Franz Cleyn, and others
Venus Protecting Aeneas
c. 1654
SILENUS PULLED OUT OF THE WATER
Johannes Glauber, Gerard de Lairesse, and others
Silenus Pulled out of the Water
1665-1746
AENEAS AND DIDO IN THE UNDERWORLD
Wenceslaus Hollar, Franz Cleyn, and others
Aeneas and Dido in the Underworld
c. 1654
FIVE PUTTI DANCING TO THE MUSIC OF A TRIANGLE
Johannes Glauber, Gerard de Lairesse, and others
Five Putti Dancing to the Music of a Triangle
1665-1746
MERCURY AND AENEAS
Wenceslaus Hollar, Franz Cleyn, and others
Mercury and Aeneas
c. 1654
PUTTI PLAYING IN A GARDEN, WITH GRAPES AND A STATUE
Abraham Blooteling, Gerard de Lairesse, and others
Putti playing in a garden, with grapes and a statue
c. 1670-1690
AENEAS' FAREWELL TO ANDROMACHE
Wenceslaus Hollar, Franz Cleyn, and others
Aeneas' Farewell to Andromache
c. 1654
PUTTI PLAYING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND A DOG
Abraham Blooteling, Gerard de Lairesse, and others
Putti playing musical instruments and a dog
c. 1670-90
THE DELIBERATION OF AENEAS AND HIS FOLLOWERS INTERRUPTED BY DIDO AND ANNA
Gerard de Lairesse, Nicolaes Visscher I, and others
The Deliberation of Aeneas and his Followers Interrupted by Dido and Anna
c. 1668