Mythology & Putti
Mythology & Putti
Silenus riding on an Ass
published 1803Etching | RCIN 851819
An outline-etching reproducing a composition known through an engraving by Giulio Bonasone (RCIN 851818: after a design which Bartsch suggested may be by Bonasone himself). The present print credits Raphael as the inventor of the composition. Lettered with titles and production details. Published in C.P. Landon, 'Vie et Œuvre complète de Raphaël Sanzio', 1803, plate 156.
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)