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Phoebe and Hilaeria, the daughters of Leucippus, being abducted by Castor and Pollux

After Peter Paul Rubens Flemish
1798–1838
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Phoebe and Hilaeria, the daughters of Leucippus, being abducted by Castor and Pollux
  • Artist: Johann Friedrich Leybold (German, Stuttgart 1755–1838 Vienna)
  • Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
  • Date: 1798–1838
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 15 1/2 × 14 5/16 in. (39.3 × 36.4 cm)
    Sheet: 16 15/16 × 15 1/8 in. (43 × 38.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Olga Sichel and Max Philippson, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.557.213
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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