Name: Antique Print-PAN-ET-PHOEBUS-PLATE-225-Thomassin-1694-1724
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Antique Print-PAN-ET-PHOEBUS-PLATE-225-Thomassin-1694-1724

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‘PAN ET PH?BUS’

– Plate 225: A classical representation of the mythological figures Pan and Phoebus (Apollo), seated together in a relaxed posture. Pan is seen gesturing while Phoebus holds a pan flute (syrinx), referencing the musical contest between them from mythology.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: not on all sheets.

Image size: 8.3 x 13.2 cm. (3.27 x 5.2 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing and soiling. Paper edges with some light staining. And irriegular per scan. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PAN, PHOEBUS, APOLLO, GREEK MYTHOLOGY, MUSIC CONTEST, PAN FLUTE, SYRINX, ANTIQUITY, CLASSICAL GODS, THOMASSIN | PCO-C52-73

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: “Recueil des Figures, Groupes, Thermes, Fontaines, Vases, Statues, et Autres Ornemens de Versailles” by Simon Thomassin. The book was published between 1694 and 1724 by Simon Thomassin in Paris (1694), Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam (1695) and Rutgert Alberts in The Hague (1724).

Biography engraver: Simon Thomassin (1655-1733) was a French royal engraver known for documenting the sculpture and decoration of Versailles. His series are valued for their precision and elegance.