C1895

Slaves and the Temple of mount Eryx

Artist:

Edouard Rossset-Granger (1853 - 1934)

$A 110

Scarce c.18th photogravuer of Aphrodite. Aphrodite sat on Mount Eryx with her son Cupid and watched the God of the Underworld go. She then turned to her son and said, “My son, take your darts with which you conquer all, … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Slaves and the Temple of mount Eryx

Date:

C1895

Artist:

Edouard Rossset-Granger (1853 - 1934)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Photogravure

Image Size:

230mm

x 345mm

Paper Size:

285mm

x 425mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1895

Description:

Scarce c.18th photogravuer of Aphrodite.

Aphrodite sat on Mount Eryx with her son Cupid and watched the God of the Underworld go. She then turned to her son and said, “My son, take your darts with which you conquer all, even Jove [Zeus] himself, and send one into the breast of yonder dark monarch . . . seize the opportunity to extend your empire and mine.”

From: Halevy, M, The Gallery of Mythology HTGOM

Collections:
Met Museum New York: Accession Number: 62.619.64
State Library New South Wales: Call Number TF00430
State Library South Australia: 704.947 G166 d

Edouard Rossset-Granger (1853 - 1934)

French genre and portrait painter. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Alexandre Cabanel, Édouard Louis Dubufe and Alexis-Joseph Mazerolle. He painted portraits, landscapes and genre works, and also made illustrations for the press and publishing houses. From 1878, he exhibited mythological and genre works at the Paris Salons and at the Sociéte nationale des beaux-arts, receiving medals in 1889 and 1890. From 1906 to 1909, he worked with Guillaume Dubufe on decorating the town hall in Saint-Mandé. In 1900, he was invited to paint Le Train blue on a decorative panel for the Gare de Lyon restaurant in Paris. From 1906, his studio was located at 45 ave de Villiers in the 17th arrondissement o

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