Bernard Picart and Zacharias Châtelain
Lycaon Metamorphosed into a Wolf
1731, published 1733
Scroll
- Artist: Bernard Picart
- Publisher: Zacharias Châtelain
Lycaon Metamorphosed into a Wolf
1731, published 1733
Physical Qualities
Etching and engraving, Sheet: 457 x 285 mm. (18 x 11 1/4 in.)
Plate: 355 x 256 mm. (14 x 10 1/16 in.)
Image: 350 x 249 mm. (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 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
1946.112.12995
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: "Lycaon transformé en loup. / Lycaon Metamorphosed into a Wolf. / Lycaon in einem Wolf verändert. / Lycaon in een Wolf verandert."; in plate, at bottom left: "B. Picart del. 1731."; on sheet, at bottom right, in graphite: "20"
