Rape of Europa
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Liber Veritatis, no. 136
Artist: Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)|Richard Earlom|John Boydell
Artist bio: French, Chamagne 1604/5?–1682 Rome|British, London 1743–1822 London|British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London
Artist role: Artist|Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: French|British|British
Date: 1776
Medium: Mezzotint with etching
Dimensions: sheet: 9 13/16 x 15 7/8 in. (24.9 x 40.3 cm)
plate: 8 1/8 x 10 1/4 in. (20.7 x 26 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1962
Tags: Human Figures|Ships|Animals|Europa