Identification title(s): ceres and stellio. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1970-53. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 2. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2760. Description: night scene with ceres and stellio. Ceres drinks from a bowl and is laughed at by the boy stellio because she does so too eagerly. Behind them stands an old woman with a torch and in the doorway a man takes off his hat. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: karel van mander (iii) (mentioned on object), after a painting by: adam elsheimer. Place of manufacture: unknown. Dating: 1620 - 1670. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 228 mm × w 160 mm. Subject: what: a little boy (abas, ascalabus, or stellio) laughs at ceres, because she drinks too avidly while she is resting at an old woman's house. Credit line: purchase from the f. G. Waller fund. Acquisition: purchase 1970. Date: between 1620 and 1670.
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