Engraving

Name/Title

Engraving

Entry/Object ID

MP.94.1152

Description

Four ladies are in the foreground, nude with drapery. One of them is Diana who looks off to the left at Acteon, a man with a spear and horns. Next to him are two dogs. On the other side are three women scurrying up a bank; there is a waterfall and large tree in the background.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

F. Buydell

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1764

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

"Diana and Acteon, from the original picture of the same size, painted filippo lauri: In the collection of the Right Rev'd. Thomas Lord Bishop of Bristol to whom this plate is most humbly dedicated by his Lordships Most obliged and most humble servant F. Buydell, William Woollett Sculpt. J. Buydell execud it. Filippo Lauri pinx'd., Martin del. No. 9 published according to Act of Parliament by J. Buydell engraver, in Cheapside, London; March 1st 1764."

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

21-3/4 in

Width

16-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 21 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (55.2 x 42.5 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Edges are torn and ripped and paper is irregularly discolored.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

MP.94.1150 a-b - Portfolio - Used together

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Livingston Bedroom