Aeneas fleeing Troy, with a group of six figures leaving the city at left, Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his back, followed by his wife Creusa and his son Ascanius, two servants at far left
Artwork Details
- Title: Aeneas fleeing Troy, with a group of six figures leaving the city at left, Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his back, followed by his wife Creusa and his son Ascanius, two servants at far left
- Artist: Anton Joseph von Prenner (Austrian, Wallerstein 1683–1761 Vienna)
- Artist: Possibly after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
- Date: 1728
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 6 7/16 × 8 11/16 in. (16.4 × 22 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.501.7692
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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