Adonis sterft in de armen van Venus, RP-P-OB-17.428, Wallerant Vaillant, between 1658 and 1677

Identification title(s): adonis dies in the arms of venus. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-17. 428. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 44-3(3). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. 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 explanation this print is the counterpart to hollstein no. 43 by the same printmaker. Subject: what: venus mourning adonis. Acquisition: unknown. Date: between 1658 and 1677.