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print
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book-illustration
Object Type
print
book-illustration
Museum number
1917,1208.70.200
Description
Perdix, falling from the Acropolis, is turned into a partridge by Minerva; with border; illustration to Isaac de Benserade's 'Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide en rondeaux', an adaptation of Ovid's book in French verses (Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1676). c.1676 Etching, with letterpress text on verso
Producer name
Print made by:
Sébastien Leclerc I
School/style
French
Production date
1676
(circa)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
letterpress
Dimensions
Height:
76 millimetres
Width:
95 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(1447)
Jombert 1774 / Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre de Sébastien Leclerc, chevalier romain
(129.38)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical mythology
classical deity
Associated names
Illustration to:
Ovid
Representation of:
Athena/Minerva
Representation of:
Perdix
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Metamorphoses
(1676)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Nan Ino Cooper, Baroness Lucas of Crudwell and Lady Dingwall
In Memory of:
Auberon Thomas Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell and 5th Lord Dingwall
Acquisition date
1917
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1917,1208.70.200