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Pierre François Tardieu French
Intermediary draftsman Adam Friedrich Oeser Austrian
After Peter Paul Rubens Flemish
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Title: Perseus and Andromeda
Artist: Pierre François Tardieu (French, Paris 1711–1771 Paris)
Artist: Intermediary draftsman Adam Friedrich Oeser (Austrian, Bratislava, Slovakia (Pressburg) 1717–1799 Leipzig)
Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
Date: ca. 1750
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 15 9/16 × 19 3/16 in. (39.5 × 48.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.7680
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