Vulcan and Ceres
Pieter Stevens van Gunst (1659 - Amsterdam, 1724)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1659 - 1731
Materials
Ink engraving on paper.
Measurements
415 x 286 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.2.64
Summary
(Folio 36), Ceres is in front of the fire of the blacksmith. Vulcan kisses her. In the foreground Cupid and the cornucopia
Provenance
At Saltram by 1771 and thence by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley and given to NT as part of the Endowment following transfer in 1957.
Marks and inscriptions
Vulcanus & Ceres
Makers and roles
Pieter Stevens van Gunst (1659 - Amsterdam, 1724), printer after Titian (Pieve di Cadore 1488/90 - Venice 1576), creator