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Title
The death of Orpheus
Names
Goupil & Cie (Printer of plates)
Lévy, Emile, 1826-1890 (Artist)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- Orpheus

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1866
Date Issued: 1885 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Topics
Orpheus (Greek mythology)
Leopards
Ecstasy
Bacchantes
Mythology, Greek
Hysteria
Sword swallowers
Herms
Genres
Art reproductions
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "E. Levy pinx." "Gravure, Goupil et Cie." "From the original painting in the Luxembourg Gallery [i.e., Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France]."--printed note on border.
Source note: Masterpieces of French art. (Philadelphia : Gebbie, 188-) Sylvestre, Henri, Author.
Physical Description
Photogravures
Extent: 27.3 x 16.8 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 17e834f0-c5bf-012f-2453-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1866: Created (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The death of Orpheus" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1866 - 1885. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0f03-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The death of Orpheus" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0f03-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1866 - 1885). The death of Orpheus Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0f03-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The death of Orpheus