DrawingsFrench17th century

Perseus and Andromeda

c. 1695

Artists

Antoine CoypelArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and white chalk on gray antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

17.3 x 16.2 cm (6 13/16 x 6 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Louis-Antoine Prat, Paris. His mark at lower right (not in Lugt) . Private Collector. Michel Gierzod, Paris, acquired from private collection, sold to Jeffrey E. Horvitz, 1996. Jeffrey E. Horvitz, Beverly Farms, Mass.. on long-term loan to HUAM, 1996

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