Adonis sterft in de armen van Venus, RP-P-H-Q-75, Wallerant Vaillant, between 1658 and 1677

Identification title(s): adonis dies in the arms of venus. Object type: print object number: rp-p-h-q-75. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 44-3(3). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 10 collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 11. Description: adonis dies in the arms of venus. Venus and amor mourn his death. While hunting, adonis was seriously injured in a fight with a wild boar. In the background the chariot of venus and the wild boar. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: wallerant vaillant (mentioned on object) after a painting by: erasmus quellinus (ii) (mentioned on object). Dating: 1658 - 1677. Physical characteristics: mezzotint. Material: paper technique: mezzotint. Dimensions: plate edge: h 379 mm × w 304 mm. Subject: what: venus mourning adonis. Credit line: loan from the rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. Acquisition: loan 1957. Date: between 1658 and 1677.