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Nicolas Lesueur
The Rape of Europacirca 1729-1740

Not on view
Brown ink and wash print on cream paper, figures and a large boar beneath a palm tree within an arched frame, with a tumbling putto above

Nicolas Lesueur, Paolo Farinati, The Rape of Europa, circa 1729-1740, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Helen Lundeberg Feitelson in memory of Lorser Feitelson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Nicolas Lesueur
France, Paris, 1691-1764
After
Paolo Farinati
Italy, Verona, 1524-1606
Title
The Rape of Europa
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1729-1740
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks
Dimensions
16 3/4 x 11 in. (42.55 x 27.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Helen Lundeberg Feitelson in memory of Lorser Feitelson
Accession Number
M.80.33.9
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings