Identification title(s): phaëthon asks his father for permission to drive the solar chariot. La demande de phaëton à son pere (title on object). Biblical, mythological and allegorical scenes (series title)
object type: print serial number: 23/30object number: rp-p-h-h-1350. Catalog reference: hollstein german 62-4(4). Roy p. 70a. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso top left, stamped: lugt 11 number, recto bottom left, written: 's. 87x'. 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 (mentioned on object) place of manufacture: printmaker: unknown, after a painting by: amsterdam, publisher: amsterdam. Dating: ca. 1670 - 1726. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: top: h 300 mm × w 206 mm. Subjectwhat: phaethon asks apollo (sol) for the chariot of the sun. Acquisition and rights: credit line: loan from the rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. Acquisition: loan 1957. Date: between circa 1670 and circa 1726.
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