Identification title(s): perseus with the head of medusa. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1937-613. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2760. Description: perseus sits on a rock near the sea. To his left is medusa's severed head. At his feet is the shield in which he looked at medusa's reflection when he beheaded her. In his left hand he holds a helmet covered with feathers. To his right a figure, possibly andromeda. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: johannes josephus aarts. Dating: 1881 - 1934. Physical features: etching, roulette and aquatint in red on japanese paper. Material: japanese paper technique: etching / roulette / aquatint. Dimensions: plate edge: h 214 mm × w 244 mm. Topic: what: perseus with the gorgon's headsea (seascape). Credit line: donation from the heirs of mr j. J. Arch. Acquisition: donation 1935. Date: between 1881 and 1934.
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