[Diana and Actaeon.]
P. Berchet in. et. pinx.
I. Smith fec. et ex. [n.d., c.1705.]
Rare mezzotint. 250 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½") large margins.
Diana and her companions bathing in a pool, discovered by Actaeon. As the goddess gestures at him, Acteaon feels the antlers sprouting from his head and his hunting dogs start barking at him. Pierre Berchet (1659-c1719), French painter of decorative history subjects, worked in Britain, painting the ceiling of the Chapel of Trinity College, Oxford, c.1694.
Wessely 365. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 53060] £360.00
I. Smith fec. et ex. [n.d., c.1705.]
Rare mezzotint. 250 x 345mm (9¾ x 13½") large margins.
Diana and her companions bathing in a pool, discovered by Actaeon. As the goddess gestures at him, Acteaon feels the antlers sprouting from his head and his hunting dogs start barking at him. Pierre Berchet (1659-c1719), French painter of decorative history subjects, worked in Britain, painting the ceiling of the Chapel of Trinity College, Oxford, c.1694.
Wessely 365. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 53060] £360.00