Perseus en het zeemonster, RP-P-1935-1270, Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1907

Identification title(s): perseus and the sea monster. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1935-1270. Catalog reference: rijksmuseum collection-3(3). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2166. Description: perseus floats through the air hanging from the winged horse pegasus. He holds the severed head of medusa above the sea monster to which andromeda was sacrificed. A flying seagull in the left foreground. In the background a hilly landscape with a castle and two settlements. The face of perseus has been added to this third state of the print. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: johannes josephus aarts. Date: 1907. Physical features: copper engraving and plate tone on japanese paper. Material: japanese paper technique: copper engraving / plate tone. Dimensions: plate edge: h 232 mm × w 308 mm. Subject: what: (the story of) perseus. Pegasus, the winged horse. Acquisition: purchase 1935. Date: 1907.