Rape of the Sabines

Charles Francois Hutin, Artist Dominique Sornique, Artist Luca Giordano, Artist

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Rape of the Sabines

18th century

Charles Francois Hutin (Artist) French, 1715-1776 Dominique Sornique (Artist) French, 1708-1756 Luca Giordano (Artist) Italian, 1634-1705

Engraving printed in black on wove paper

plate: 16 x 15 7/8 in. 40.6 x 40.2 cm sheet: 20 3/8 x 26 7/8 in. 51.7 x 68.2 cm

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Gift of Bela Hubbard, 1892

1991.51

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In plate, lower left: Ch. Hutin del.; lower right: Commence par D. Sornique et fini par Gaillard.; lower left of the bottom margin: Quadro di Luca Giordano. / dalla Galleria Reale di Dresda. / Largo Piedi. 8. Onc: 1. Alto P: 7. Onc. 2.; lower right of the bottom margin: Tableau de Luc Jordan. / de la Galerie Royale de Dresde. / Large 8. Pieds. 1. Pouce. Haut 7. Pieds 2. Pouc.; lower left corner: T. II.; lower right corner: No. 40; in brown ink below D. Sornique: 1707-1756. Paris; in black ink, below Luc Jordan: 1632-1705 / (Naples); within the plate mark, lower center: Rape of the Sabines.; lower right corner: Gift of Bela Hubbard. / 1892.

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Woermann, Karl, CATALOGUE OF THE ROYAL PICTURE GALLERY IN DRESDEN: Dresden: Wilhelm Hoffmann's Fine Art Works, 1899, p 318.

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Dominique Sornique; after Luca Giordano; after Charles Francois Hutin, Rape of the Sabines, 18th century, Engraving printed in black on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Bela Hubbard, 1892, 1991.51.

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Rape of the Sabines
Rape of the Sabines