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Orpheus in the Underworld,

1770s

John Michael Rysbrack, 1694–1770; born Antwerp, Belgium; died London, UK; active England
2018-234

Information

Title
Orpheus in the Underworld
Dates

1770s

Medium
Pen and brown ink and wash, heightened with white
Dimensions
23.4 × 29.2 cm (9 3/16 × 11 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jane and Raphael Bernstein
Object Number
2018-234
Place Made

Europe, England, London

Inscription
in graphite, verso, lower right: Micl Rysbrack
Culture
Type
Materials

Sale, Sotheby’s, London, November 17, 1983; sale, Sotheby’s, London, July 5, 1993, lot 121; purchased from Robert Dance, Inc., NY, in 1995.