Cephalus Receiving the Spear and Hound from Procris by Laurent de La Hyre — Laurent de La Hyre. Cephalus Receiving the Spear and Hound from Procris, ca. 1644. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Cephalus Receiving the Spear and Hound from Procris

by Laurent de La Hyre

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Artist: Laurent de La Hyre (French, Paris 1606–1656 Paris)
Date: ca. 1644
Medium: Black chalk, brush and gray wash
Dimensions: 11 1/16 x 8 9/16 in. (28.1 x 21.8 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1972
Accession no.: 1972.224.4

Provenance

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