Author: Edme Jeaurat (1688-1738), Bernard Picart (1673-1733), after Charles Le Brun (1619-1690)
Title: [Antique print, etching] Meleager and Atalanta (tapisserie of the Duc d'Orleans), published 1720.
Description: Meleager bringing the head of the Calydonian boar to Atalanta; in ornate frame, with flowers and other animals, from a different plate. Outer plate signed: 'C. le Brun pinx. / B. Picart excudit Amstelodami'. Signed also within the internal plate: 'C. le Brun pinxit B. Picart del.'Meleager - Atalanta - everzwijn - mythologie - Artemis Etching and engraving on paper; internal plate: 283 x 271 mm, total: 408 x 395 mm; despite some light yellowing in great condition. Traces of previous mounting on verso, top margin.

Keywords: Allegories|Animals|Design|Historical prints|Hunting|Iconography|Love|Male|Mythology