Description
Bacchus marries Ariadne on the Island of Naxe accompanied by a faun and mythological figures. With a miniature version of this scene added / glued below the image.
Made by Elizabeth Cheron after own design.
Medium: Stipple engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 23 x 30 cm (9.06 x 11.81 inch). Image size: 20 x 18.2 cm. (7.87 x 7.17 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light soiling and foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
BACCHUS, ARIADNE, MARRIAGE, GEM, ELIZABETH CHERON, 1710 | PCO-E8-10
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
From ‘Gems drawn from Principal Cabinets of France’. No. 33 & 49.
Biography engraver: Elizabeth Sophie Cheron (1648-1711) was a skillful French poet, musician, paintress, and engraver, born in Paris.
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