The Rape of Ganymede

Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 1999 by NGA.

The Rape of Ganymede

Gessner, Salomon

1769/71

Accession Number

1999.100.10

Medium

etching on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 22 x 16.9 cm (8 11/16 x 6 5/8 in.) | sheet: 27.8 x 38.4 cm (10 15/16 x 15 1/8 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund