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Actaeon Watching Diana And Her Nymphs Bathing.

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4676

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2015
  • £750.00
  • €906 Euro
  • $948 US Dollar

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Actaeon Watching Diana and Her Nymphs Bathing, a popular subject for artists since the renaissance here engraved by John Smith (1652-1742) after the work by Pierre Berchet (1660-1720, working initially in France and from the 1690’s in England). The mezzotint was originally published around 1705, here laid onto glass and reverse painted, within the original ‘Hogarth’ carved and parcel-gilt frame, English circa 1760.
o.s: 16.75 in x 13 in
Another popular story from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the story tells the fate of the young hunter, Actaeon. Having looked upon the chaste Artemis, (known to the Romans as Diana), he is transformed by her into a deer before fleeing the scene, is then hunted down by his own hounds and killed, the dogs having failed to recognise their master.

 

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WALPOLES

Seller Location

London, London

Period

18th Century & Earlier

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

London, London

Item Location

United Kingdom

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+44 (0)207 7275263

+44 (0)7831 561042

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