Antique Print-MYTHOLOGY-APOLLO-DIANE-de Marolles-1769

This is an original copper engraving of the murder on the children of Niobé by Apollo and Diana. This original antique print was taken from ” Collection originale des tableaux les plus interessants des Métamorphoses d’Ovide publiés en 1655, par M. de Marolles, in Desnos, 1769 ( the second edition of Temple des Muses). The plates were designed by Abraham Diepenbek (a pupil of Paul Rubens). This print was from the second edition (1769) and is in a good condition, but was professionally cleaned, so there is less discolouring by age. The overall size of this rare print is 12 inch x 8 3/4 inch. The image size is 10 inch x 7 inch.