Légende

Fall of Phaethon, print, book illustration, The Fall of Phaethon's Sun Chariot. Illustration on p. 16, the Tenant's Lament, part of: The Grieving Tenant by Jan Weetal about the Tenant Uprising in 1748., printmaker, publisher, Harderwijk, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, engraving and book printing, height 66 mm x width 82 mm, height 210 mm x width 160 mm, he is struck by a thunderbolt of Jupiter, Tenant Uprising (1747-1750), Amsterdam, Period, 1748, A faded printed page with a rectangular engraved illustration near the top showing a chariot driven by a figure drawn by horses amid swirling clouds and a small winged figure in the sky, surrounded by a decorative border; beneath the illustration is a large bold word in capital letters and additional printed lines of text in a serif typeface arranged in centered blocks, with a handwritten note in pencil at the left margin and small printed type near the bottom.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A75_261

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

57.7Mo (12.5Mo) / 33.3cm x 43.4cm / 3928 x 5131 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fall Phaethon print book illustration Phaethon's Sun Chariot Illustration p 16 Tenant's Lament part of Grieving Tenant Jan Weetal Tenant Uprising 1748 printmaker publisher Harderwijk Northern Netherlands paper etching engraving letterpress printing book printing height 66 mm x width 82 mm height 210 mm x 160 mm struck thunderbolt Jupiter 1747-1750 Amsterdam Period faded printed page rectangular engraved illustration near top showing chariot driven figure drawn horses swirling clouds small winged figure sky surrounded decorative border beneath illustration large bold word capital letters additional lines text serif typeface arranged centered blocks handwritten note pencil left margin small type near bottom