The Rape of Europa
PrintsFrench18th century

The Rape of Europa

18th century

Artists

Pierre Alexandre AvelineArtist
Jean-Antoine WatteauArtist after
Classification
Prints
Technique
Engraving and etching
Culture
French
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Prints

Dimensions

sheet: 63.5 × 94.5 cm (25 × 37 3/16 in.) plate: 46.8 × 61 cm (18 7/16 × 24 in.)

Provenance

Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, by 1884, by descent, sold [through Christie's, London, July 15, 2015, lot 172]; to private collection, United Kingdom, sold [through C. G. Boerner LLC, New York], to; Harvard Art Museums, 2017

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