Ceres Relinquishing her Dragons to Triptolemus

Ceres Relinquishing her Dragons to Triptolemus, circa 1732.

Jacob de Wit (Dutch, 1695–1754)

Pen and black ink, brush and gray washes over black chalk on cream laid paper, 4-3/4 in. x 9-7/16 in. Crocker Art Museum purchase with funds provided by A.J. and Susana Mollinet Watson and Anne and Malcolm McHenry, 2022.12.1

Details

  • artist/culture
    Jacob de Wit
  • nationality
    Dutch, 1695–1754
  • title
    Ceres Relinquishing her Dragons to Triptolemus
  • date
    circa 1732
  • medium
    Pen and black ink, brush and gray washes over black chalk on cream laid paper
  • dimensions
    4-3/4 in. x 9-7/16 in.
  • credit line
    Crocker Art Museum purchase with funds provided by A.J. and Susana Mollinet Watson and Anne and Malcolm McHenry
  • accession no.
    2022.12.1
  • collection
    European Art