Battle of the Amazons and Greeks (after Peter Paul Rubens)
after Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper
Measurements
520 x 650 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286397
Summary
Proof before letters of a large print: Battle of the Amazons and Greeks (after Peter Paul Rubens). During a battle many people are drowning in a river, and fighting between men on horses takes place on a bridge in the centre. Inscribed in pencil on margin 'this proof print, before lettering, was purchased at a small shop at Dantish (?), Devonshire - Sept. 1835/J.C.H...L' . Theseus leading the Athenian soldiers against the amazons
Marks and inscriptions
this proof print, before lettering, was purchased at a small shop at Dantish (?) Devonshire - Sept.1835/J.C.H...L (in margin in pencil)
Makers and roles
after Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640), original artist