Apollo, Shepherd to King Admetus

Filippo Lauri, Artist William Byrne, Artist John Boydell, Publisher
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About the Artwork

Apollo, Shepherd to King Admetus

c. 1768

Filippo Lauri (Artist) Italian, 1623-1694 William Byrne (Artist) English, 1743-1805 John Boydell (Publisher) English, 1719-1804

Etching and engraving printed in black on wove paper

plate: 16 1/8 x 20 3/8 in. 40.9 x 51.7 cm sheet: 20 1/4 x 26 7/8 in. 51.4 x 68.2 cm

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Founders Society Purchase, Miscellaneous Gifts Fund

F72.283.4

Public Domain

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In plate, lower left: Philipo Laura; lower right: W. Byrne Sculp; bottom left: No. 10.; bottom center: J. Boydell Escc. 1768; in brown ink, lower left corner: 58; in pencil, center bottom margin: Apollo Shepherd to King Admetus; lower right margin: C

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Kennedy Gallery and Edith Cole Silberstein

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William Byrne; after Filippo Lauri, Apollo, Shepherd to King Admetus, c. 1768, Etching and engraving printed in black on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Miscellaneous Gifts Fund, F72.283.4.

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Apollo, Shepherd to King Admetus
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