Identificationtitle(s): oedipus and the sphinx. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1937-574. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2760. Description: oedipus, in a sitting position, being approached by the sphinx, a monster with the head of a woman, the body of a lion and the wings of an eagle. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: johannes josephus aarts. Dating: 1881 - 1934. Physical features: etching and aquatint in brown. Material: paper technique: etching / aquatint. Dimensions: plate edge: h 248 mm × w 155 mm. Topic: what: oedipus and the sphinx; he solves the riddle. Credit line: donation from the heirs of mr j. J. Arch. Acquisition: donation 1935. Date: between 1881 and 1934.
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