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Orpheus

Print
1788 (published), 01/09/1781 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting Orpheus. At the bottom of the sheet is a heraldic achievement.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Orpheus (assigned by artist)
  • Houghton Gallery (series title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print entitled 'Orpheus'. Mezzotint by Richard Earlom after Castiglione, 1788.
Physical description
Print depicting Orpheus. At the bottom of the sheet is a heraldic achievement.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.3cm
  • Width: 36.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
'Castiglione pinxt R. Earlom sc Jn Boydell Excudit, Publish'd Septbr. 1st. 1781.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Object history
This print is a plate from Houghton Gallery, published by John and Josiah Boydell, London, 1788.
Production
The accession entry states that this print was published as a plate in Houghton Gallery in 1788, but is originally dated on the print 1st September 1781.

Attribution note: Undescribed state between 1st and 2nd state.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.351-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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