SALMACIS-HERMAPHRODITUS-EROS-MYTHOLOGY [Bernard PICART, 1708]

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Copperplate engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: fragment..
Sheet size: 17,3 x 16,3 cm. Image size: 14,5 x 13,6 cm.

Published in Paris by Duchange and in Amsterdam by Picart le Romain, dated 1708.

Made by Bernard Picart after own design. Bernard Picart (1673-1733). He was a French painter and engraver. He received his art education from his father, Etienne (1632-1721), from Le Brun and Jouvenet at the Royal Academy. His talents developed rapidly: at the age of sixteen he gained honors at the Academy of Paris.He was born in Paris and died in Amsterdam.

Condition: Good, given age. Light soiling, mainly in the margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: SALMACIS-HERMAPHRODITUS-EROS-MYTHOLOGY

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