Ludolph Busing
Aeneas saving his father Anchises from Troy

ArtistGerman, 1599/1602–1669
AfterFrench, c. 1575/1598–1636/1640
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Aeneas saving his father Anchises from Troy
Datec. 1628–30
MediumChiaroscuro woodcut from one line block, printed in black ink and one tone block printed in brown ink on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 13 11/16 × 8 9/16 in. (34.8 × 21.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Leslie and Jack Blanton, Jr., in honor of Dr. Dena M. Woodall
Object number2022.104
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[Galerie Paul Prouté, Paris]; [Susan Schulman Fine Art, Inc., New York] as of 2021-2022; purchased by MFAH, 2022
Exhibition HistoryAccording to Frits Lugt’s Collectors’ Marks on Prints and Drawings, the Paul Prouté stamp on the verso of this print indicates that it was, at one time, lent to an exhibition, most likely at the Paul Prouté gallery in Paris.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Inscribed in ink, top left corner: +4
Verso: Stamped in ink, right bottom edge: Collection Paul Prouté
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, right bottom edge: K[?]

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