The Fall of Phaeton
Drawing
ca.1630-1640 (drawn)
ca.1630-1640 (drawn)
| Artist/Maker |
Jupiter, upper right, is seen hurling a thunderbolt at Phaeton, who accompanied by his carriage and horses, hurtles down to earth. The subject is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses 2.311-28
Object details
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| Title | The Fall of Phaeton (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, over traces of graphite |
| Brief description | Drawing 'The Fall of Phaeton' by Abraham van Diepenbeeck, Flemish School, pen and brown ink with wash, ca. 1630-1640 |
| Physical description | Jupiter, upper right, is seen hurling a thunderbolt at Phaeton, who accompanied by his carriage and horses, hurtles down to earth. The subject is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses 2.311-28 |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on the mount, at lower right, in graphite (with the museum’s inv. no.), D.907.’00 Rubens (crossed out). |
| Object history | Conrad Martin Metz (1749–1827), London and Rome; Miss Emily Dalton (1816/17–1900), Leicester, by whom bequeathed to the museum (NAL dry stamp on recto and Dalton Bequest purple ink stamp on verso; neither in Lugt), 1900. |
| Literary reference | Ovid's 'Metamorphoses', 2.311-28 |
| Bibliographic reference | Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, vol. II, Cat. 469, illus. p. 398 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.907-1900 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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