A man blowing a horn. Crayon-manner print by A. Leroy, ca. 1859, after P.P. Rubens.

  • Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.
Date:
1859
Reference:
3025093i
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Description

He is blowing a spiral horn, sometimes called a "Trompete" in German and "trompe de chasse" in French

Publication/Creation

1859

Physical description

1 print : crayon-manner engraving ; image 41.2 x 32.8 cm

Creator/production credits

Attribution to Leroy is derived from his stamp (the head of Raphael) on the impression catalogued

References note

R. Weigel, Die Werke der Maler in ihren Handzeichnungen, Leipzig: R. Weigel, 1865, p. 664, no. 7825 ("Brustbild eines Mannes, welcher in eine Trompete stösst. Kreide Weiss gehöht auf Tonpapier. Sammlung von F. Villot. H. 15" 3"'. Br 12" 2"', Leroy, Collection.")
Jacques Lethève and Françoise Gardey, Inventaire du fonds français après 1800, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, Paris 1967, vol. 4, p. 143, probably one of the prints grouped in no. 10

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3025093i

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