Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, refusing an offer of marriage from Ptolemy VII of Egypt

Details

• Title

  Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, refusing an offer of marriage from Ptolemy VII of Egypt

• Artist/maker

  Laurent de La Hyre (1605 - 1656)

• Associated place

  Europe (place of creation)

• Date

  c.1640 - 1646

• Material and technique

  black chalk with grey wash on laid paper

• Object type

  visual representation › drawing

• Dimensions

  sheet 45 x 33.1 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1964.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA1964.52.1

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