F. Verdier jnvent. J. Bap. de Poilly Sculp. C.P.R.
[Paris, n.d., 1747.]
Fine engraving. 260 x 195mm (10¼ x 7¾").
Atlas the Titan, supporting a large celestial globe on a rocky outcrop. A pair of compasses and a slab with scrolls of diagrams are resting against the base of the rock lower left. Although he was frequently depicted holding up the world, the original myth has Atlas supporting the sky. From 'Recueil de plusieurs figures d'Académie, dessinées d'après nature par François Verdier'.
[Ref: 19614]  £220.00