Bernard Picart, Cornelis Bloemaert, and others
Arion Preserved by a Dolphin
published 1733
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- Artist: Bernard Picart
- Artist: Cornelis Bloemaert
- Artist: Theodor Matham
- Artist: Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeeck
- Publisher: Zacharias Châtelain
Arion Preserved by a Dolphin
published 1733
Physical Qualities
Etching and engraving, Sheet: 458 x 290 mm. (18 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Plate: 348 x 252 mm. (13 11/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Image: 341 x 244 mm. (13 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Portfolio/Series
From the book "Tafereel, Of Beschryving van den prachtigen Tempel der Zang-Godinnen," (Amsterdam: Chatelain, 1733) by Antoine La Barre de Beaumarchais (d. 1757)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.13018
BMA, Jacobs Wing rotation, August 15, 2007- January 29, 2008
Signed: 2
Inscribed: Recto: in plate, lower center: "Arion sauvé par un dauphin. / Arion preserved by a Dolphin. / Arion durch einen Delphin errettet. / Arion door een Dolfyn behouden"; in plate, at bottom left: "B. Picart del."; at bottom right of sheet, in graphite: "43"
