Print made by Bernard Lens II, 1659–1725, British, The Judgement of Paris, 1680s to 1690s
- Title:
- The Judgement of Paris
- Date:
- 1680s to 1690s
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 1/2 × 8 3/4 inches (29.2 × 22.2 cm), Image: 11 1/8 × 8 3/4 inches (28.3 × 22.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "372"
Lettered below image, lower center: "The Judgement of Paris"; lower left: "P.Lely Eques delin. | B.Lens fecit."; lower right: "E.Cooper excudit, Cum- | Privilegio Regis."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.1001
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- angel | apple | armor | cape | chariot | cloud | crown | Garland | god | goddess | helmet | hill | man | mother | nude | nymph | Paris and the golden apple | peacock | peacock (bird) | pointing | prelude to the Trojan war: the love-story of Paris (also called Alexander) and Helen | putto | religious and mythological subject | rock | sitting | son | spear | staff | the Judgement of Paris (Mercury present) | tree | Trojan war | vine | watching | wings | woman | woods
- Associated People:
- Cupid
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
Minerva
Venus - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22691
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Fancy Pieces - Genre Mezzotints by Robert Robinson & His Contemporaries (Yale Center for British Art, 1994-11-19 - 1995-01-29) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
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