Mythology & Putti
Mythology & Putti
FREDERICK CHRISTIAN LEWIS (1779-1856)
Leda and the Swan
published 1 February 1809Etching, printed in brown, with aquatint | 39.4 x 28.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851705
A facsimile of a drawing by Raphael (c.1507) now in the Royal Library, Windsor Castle (RCIN 912759). The drawing is a copy of Leonardo's composition of 'Leda and the Swan'. Lettered with production details, and included in 'Original Designs of the Most Celebrated Masters of the Bolognese, Roman Florentine and Venetian Schools ... in His Majesty's collection', London 1812, plate XLVI. A photograph of the original drawing by Raphael at RCIN 851704.
Creator(s)
Frederick Christian Lewis (1779-1856) (etcher)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
John Chamberlaine (1745-1812) (publisher)
39.4 x 28.0 cm (sheet of paper)
30.5 x 18.9 cm (image)
38.2 x 27.4 cm (platemark)
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
- Literature
- Fiction
- Tales & legends
- Myths
- Tales & legends
- Fiction
- Literature
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
Bibliographic reference(s)
p.156, no.98 (Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford)
pp.57-9, no.12 (Clayton 1999 : Clayton, M. Raphael and his Circle. Drawings from Windsor Castle, London)
no. 0789 (P&W : Popham, A.E. & Wilde, J., 1949. The Italian Drawings of the XV and XVI Centuries in the Collection of His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle, London)
