Achille Reconnu par Ulysse.Du Cabinet de M.gr Le Duc de Praslin. Grandeur de 42. Pouces sur 32.
Peint pas D. Teniers dans le Goût de Rubens. Gravé à l'Eau-forte par Martini et terminé par J. Ph. le Bas 1772.
A Paris ches le Bas Graveur Pensionnaire du Roi, Conseiller en son Académie de Peinture &c. rue de la Harpe. No.78 de l'Oeuvre de Teniers.
Engraving. Plate: 290 x 345mm (11½ x 13½"), with large margins Marks in top margin.
A classical scene showing Ulysses discovering the young Achilles hidden amongst the women. Ulysses is sent to find Achilles as a prophecy stated that Troy will not fall without him, however Achilles' mother, discovering that he would die should he go to war, hid him amongst the women of the house by dressing him as a girl. The scene shows Achilles betraying himself by being the only 'girl' to be interested in the weapons concealed amongst the gifts presented to the group by Ulysses.
[Ref: 47565] £160.00
A Paris ches le Bas Graveur Pensionnaire du Roi, Conseiller en son Académie de Peinture &c. rue de la Harpe. No.78 de l'Oeuvre de Teniers.
Engraving. Plate: 290 x 345mm (11½ x 13½"), with large margins Marks in top margin.
A classical scene showing Ulysses discovering the young Achilles hidden amongst the women. Ulysses is sent to find Achilles as a prophecy stated that Troy will not fall without him, however Achilles' mother, discovering that he would die should he go to war, hid him amongst the women of the house by dressing him as a girl. The scene shows Achilles betraying himself by being the only 'girl' to be interested in the weapons concealed amongst the gifts presented to the group by Ulysses.
[Ref: 47565] £160.00