Print Description
This print shows a view on Jupiter seduces Leda in disguise of a swan on the bank of a stream. Amor stands behind Leda with a bow in his hand. This oval representation has an eight-line text in French in the margin.
Made by after an anonymous artist.
Medium: engraving / etching on hand laid (vergé) paper.
Sheet size: 14.5 x 18.5 cm (5.71 x 7.28 inch). Image size: 10.7 x 14.3 cm. (4.21 x 5.63 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Plate brown. Margin white paint. Creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
MYTHOLOGY-ROMAN-JUPITER-SEDA-DISGUISE-SWAN-BOW-AMOR | RBOS-A11-16
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published in ca 1740.
Biography engraver: Jacob Folkema (Dokkum, 18 augustus 1692 – Amsterdam, 3 februari 1767) was A Dutch engraver.
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