Artist: Titian (Italian, 1489/90-1576), painter and designer for prints.
Engraver: Louis Desplaces (French, 1682-1739), full name Philippe Louis Campagnon Desplaces.
Title: Danae.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Danae. d'Après le Tableau du Titien, qui est dans le Cabinet de Mr Crozat. Peint sur toile, haut de 3 pieds 8 pouces, large de 5 pieds 9 pouces, gravé par Louis Desplaces.
Dimensions: Platemark 10" x 12 7/8", Sheet 21 1/8" x 16".
Edition: Joseph Antoine de Crozat, Marquis de Tugny. Recueil d'Estampes d'après les plus beaux Tableaux et d'après les plus beaux Desseins qui sont en France dans le Cabinet du Roy, dans celuy de Monseigneur le Duc d'Orléans, & dans d'autres Cabinets, Tome Second. Paris, 1742.
Date: no later 1739.
Materials and Techniques: Etching finished with engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: yes.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Left edge with cuts and holes from a binding cord. Wear to edges. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: [Known as the Cabinet de Crozat or Recueil de Crozat, Volume 2].
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1855,0609.227.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C. Italian School XVI C.
Notes:
- The painting is now in the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.
- This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.