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Print

1615-58 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Pontius, Paulus (engraver)
Rubens (artist)
Place of origin
Antwerp (engraved)

Tomyris causing the Head of Cyrus to be placed in a vessel of human blood; After Rubens; Engraving print on paper; Inscribed 'Coronatio Divæ Virginis'.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
engraving print on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
Tomyris causing the Head of Cyrus to be placed in a vessel of human blood; After Rubens; Engraving print on paper; By Paulus Pontius; Flemish School; 1615-58.
Physical description
Tomyris causing the Head of Cyrus to be placed in a vessel of human blood; After Rubens; Engraving print on paper; Inscribed 'Coronatio Divæ Virginis'.
Style
Flemish School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Death
Woman
Queen
Man
Emperor
Tomyris
Cyrus (The Great)
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874.
  • Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6. This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)
Other number
111. 22. - Catalogue des Estampes gravées après P. P. Rubens. Par P. F. Basan, Paris 1767
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.2220

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Record createdMarch 16, 2010
Record URL
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