Provenance
Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.
The Rape of Ganymede
Accession Number
1957.14.219
Medium
gilded bronze
Dimensions
overall (with palmette frame): 8.49 x 8.37 cm (3 5/16 x 3 5/16 in.) | center section: 5.08 x 5.02 cm (2 x 2 in.) | gross weight: 58.05 gr (0.128 lb.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
