Atalanta [graphic]
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17355547
Description
- Title
- Atalanta [graphic]
- Creator
- Baldrey, John, 1758- printmaker
- Contributor
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Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811, artist.
Baldrey, Joshua Kirby, 1754-1828.
Smith, John Raphael, 1752-1812, printmaker. - Published / Created
- [4 March 1790]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd March 4th, 1790, by J.R. Smith, King Strt., Covent Garden
- Abstract
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"The shooting of Hyloeues & Rhoecus by Atlana to protect her chastity; in a wood, one of the men lying dead in the foreground, only his torso and legs visible with an arrow in chest, the hunter at left aiming her bow to shoot the second man, a soldier weilding a dagger beside the body of his companion, a horse fleeing behind; after Bunbury."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Plate was engraved by either John Baldrey or his brother Joshua Kirby Baldrey.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
One line of text below title: As renown'd for her skill in the use of the bow, as for the beauty & swiftness of foot; sends two arrows to the hearts of Hyloeus & Rhoecus who attempt her chastity in her solitude.
Dedication etched above imprint statement: To the most noble the Marchioness of Salisbury, as patroness of the elegant science of archery, this plate is inscrib'd by her Ladyship's most respectful humble servant, John Raphael Smith.
Mounted on page 71 in volume 2 of: Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs. - Provenance
- Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, day viii, lot 50, to H.G. Bohn, £7.7.0 [London, 733]; from an undergraduate at King's College, through Scribner's, May 1952, to W.S. Lewis, $225.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 44.3 x 59 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 49 3563 v.2 (Oversize)
- Collection Title
- Volume 2, page 71. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
- Collection/Other Creator
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, collector.
- Collection Date
- [Strawberry Hill], [between 1765 and 1792]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Illustrations
Stipple engravings England London 1790
Etchings England London 1790
Engravings England London 1790 - Material
- stipple engraving, etching, and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Atalanta (Greek mythological character),
- Subject (Topic)
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Forests
Bows (Weapons)
Daggers & swords
Soldiers
Horses - Subjects
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Atalanta (Greek mythological character)
Forests
Bows (Weapons)
Daggers & swords
Soldiers
Horses
England > London > 1790
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 15521581
- Object ID (OID)
- 17355547
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