Identification title(s): phaëthon asks his father for permission to drive the solar chariot. Biblical, mythological and allegorical scenes (series title)
object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-52. 798. Catalog reference: hollstein german 62-3(4). Roy p. 70a. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso lower left, stamped: lugt 240. Description: in the clouds, phaëthon asks his father for permission to drive the solar chariot. The print is based on a lost ceiling painting by gerard de lairesse and is part of a series with biblical, mythological and allegorical scenes. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: johannes glauber (mentioned on object), after a design by: gerard de lairesse (mentioned on object), after a painting by: gerard de lairesse (mentioned on object), publisher: leonard schenk (possible) place of manufacture: printmaker: unknown, after a painting by: amsterdam, publisher: amsterdam. Dating: ca. 1670 - 1726. Physical features: etching; proof. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: top: h 298 mm × w 198 mm. Subjectwhat: phaethon asks apollo (sol) for the chariot of the sun. Acquisition and rights: acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between circa 1670 and circa 1726.
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