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Actaeon surprising Diana bathing

Engraving
c.1600 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleActaeon surprising Diana bathing (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Johann Theodor de Bry after Josef Heintz. Actaeon surprising Diana bathing. Impression from the engraved decoration on a metalwork dish. Lettered with Latin and German text in reverse. Engraving, c.1600.
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • Cut to circumference: 16.1cm
Object history
This print has been enlarged and adapted from oblong to circular format from the print by Egidius Sadeler the Younger after a painting by Josef Heintz.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938. London: The Board of Education, 1939.
Collection
Accession number
E.2309-1938

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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