J. B. M. Pierre Reg. Ord. Eques Primus Reg. Pictor Pinx. Anna le Fort Sculp.
A Paris chez Chereau rue des Mathurins au coin de celle de Sorbonne. [n.d. c.1750.]
Line engraving. Plate 330 x 438mm. 13" x 17¼". Very fine.
The nymph, Erigone, is mentioned by Statius and Virgil, and figures prominently in the sixth book of Ovid's Metamorphoses. She is, in legend, the source of the constellation Virgo.
Ex: Oettingen-Wallerstein collection.
[Ref: 9204]  £320.00