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The image shows two individuals. The person on the left stands, slightly leaning forward, wearing a detailed helmet with a plumed crest. They have classical facial features and long hair peeking from the helmet. The individual wears a tunic, cloak, and sandals. Facing them is another individual in layered clothing and a cloak. They are holding a branch or staff. The background includes trees and a third character reclining against a large amphora from which water flows.
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The image shows two individuals. The person on the left stands, slightly leaning forward, wearing a detailed helmet with a plumed crest. They have classical facial features and long hair peeking from the helmet. The individual wears a tunic, cloak, and sandals. Facing them is another individual in layered clothing and a cloak. They are holding a branch or staff. The background includes trees and a third character reclining against a large amphora from which water flows.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aeneas and the Sibyl

Gerard de Lairesse

Date
c. 1670
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 20.2 × 15.6 cm (7 15/16 × 6 1/8 in.), cut to platemark
Classification
Print
Accession number
2013.13.12
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • classical
  • secular
Provenance

François Heugel [1922-2010], Paris (Lugt 3373); (Paul Prouté, S. A., Paris); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Inscription

by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: FAI (not deciphered) 100854; by later hand, lower right verso: Lairesse 62

NGA object ID 160567. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.