Artist: Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (Italy, 1483 – 1520). After a fresco painted by Raphael in the Villa Farnesina in Rome, ca. 1514
Engraver: Joseph Théodore Richomme (French, 1785-1849), reproduction engraver. Ambroise Richomme (French, 1781-1820 (fl), letter engraver.
Title: Triomphe de Galatée.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Triomphe de Galatée, dessiné et gravé d'après la fresque de Raphaël, par J.ph T.re Richomme, ancien pensionnaire de l'Ecole des beaux Arts, à Rome. Peint à fresque par Raphaël. Dessiné et gravé par J.ph T.re Richomme, 1820. JTR. Ecrit par Amb.se Richomme. Se vend à Paris chez l'auteur, Rue des Grands Augustins no. 5. Imprime par Durand. Déposé au Bureau des Estampes. [Bears Richomme monogram JTR, bottom right, apparently stamped on the impression rather than engraved (F. Lugt, Les marques de collections de dessins & d'estampes, 1921, no. L. 1547)].
Dimensions: Image 19" x 15". Sheet 24 1/2" x 19".
Printer: Durand. (French, 1810-1831 (fl).
Date: 1820.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
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: Wear, foxing, tears to margins, reinforced edges verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1842,0806.288 (diferent lettering). The Wellcome Collection 2131330i.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XIX C. Italian School XVI C.
Note: Giorgio Vasari wrote that Raphael did not mean for Galatea to resemble any one human person, but to represent ideal beauty.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the Wellcome Collection. and the British Museum collection.