Abduction of Proserpine on a Unicorn

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hieronymous Hopfer

Title

Abduction of Proserpine on a Unicorn

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1520–1550

Medium

Etching on white laid paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 28.8 × 21.5 cm (11 3/8 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 29.8 × 22.8 cm (11 3/4 × 9 in.)

Credit Line

The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections

Reference Number

1920.2275

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