Abduction of Helen

Provenance

Charles Deering (1852–1927), Chicago [stamp (Lugt 516)]; by descent to his daughters, Mrs. Chauncey McCormick (née Marion Deering; 1886–1965), Chicago and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson (née Barbara Deering; 1885–1957), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1927.

Abduction of Helen

Guido Reni

after 1627

Accession Number

54842

Medium

Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown and gray wash, heightened with lead white (partially oxidized), on cream laid paper prepared with brown wash, laid down on cream laid paper

Dimensions

45.7 × 54.5 cm (18 × 21 1/2 in.)

Classification

drawings (visual works)

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection