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Personification of Painting, seated on clouds, glancing upwards; beside her, a draped female figure pointing at the sun shining above them, and a monkey; in the lower part, a male figure with donkey ears grabbing Painting's foot; illustration to Florent Le Comte's 'Cabinet des singularitez d'architecture, peinture, sculpture et graveure', first edition (Paris: Etienne Picart, 1699-1700) or second edition (Brussels: Marchant, 1702)? counterproof. c.1700 Etching and engraving
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