Battle of the Sea Gods, 1763

  • Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German, 1712-1774

Engraving printed in black ink on wove paper

  • Plate: 3 3/8 × 5 5/8 inches (8.6 × 14.3 cm) Sheet: 11 1/8 × 14 inches (28.3 × 35.6 cm)

Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps

09.1S364.8

Department

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Signed and dated, in plate, upper right: Dietrich 1763

Stamped, verso: Scripps (Lugt Suppl. 2357a)

Inscribed, in ink, lower left: 8 Inscribed, along lower edge: No 364. One of (17) recent impressions from Dietricy's plates.

December 1885, Kissam sale. Mrs. James E. Scripps (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, Battle of the Sea Gods, 1763, engraving printed in black ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S364.8.