Bernard Picart and Zacharias Châtelain
Daphne pursued by Apollo, and turned to a Laurel
1732
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- Artist: Bernard Picart
- Publisher: Zacharias Châtelain
Daphne pursued by Apollo, and turned to a Laurel
1732
Physical Qualities
Etching and engraving, Sheet: 356 x 284 mm. (14 x 11 3/16 in.)
Plate: 356 x 254 mm. (14 x 10 in.)
Image: 348 x 243 mm. (13 11/16 x 9 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.12991
This is one of the few plates in the book that is not based on Cornelis Bloemaert's engravings for Michel de Marolles' "Tableau du Temple des Muses" (Paris, 1655).
BMA, Jacobs Wing rotation, August 15, 2007- January 29, 2008
Signed: 2
Inscribed: Recto: in plate, lower left: "B. Picart sculp. dir."; in plate, lower center: "Daphné, pousuivie par Apollon, est changée en laurier. / Daphné von dem Apollo verfoget wird in einem Lorbeerbaum verwandelt. / Daphné, door Apollo vervolgt, verandert in een Laurierboom."; in plate, at bottom left: "B. Picart del."; on sheet, at bottom right, in graphite: "16"
