Bernard Picart, Cornelis Bloemaert, and others
The Dioscuri, or Castor and Pollux, the Guardians of Mariners
1730, published 1733
Scroll
- Artist: Bernard Picart
- Artist: Cornelis Bloemaert
- Artist: Theodor Matham
- Artist: Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeeck
- Publisher: Zacharias Châtelain
The Dioscuri, or Castor and Pollux, the Guardians of Mariners
1730, published 1733
Physical Qualities
Etching and engraving, Sheet: 457 x 283 mm. (18 x 11 1/8 in.)
Plate: 357 x 259 mm. (14 1/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Image: 347 x 249 mm. (13 11/16 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
1946.112.13006
BMA, Jacobs Wing rotation, August 15, 2007- January 29, 2008
Signed: 2
Inscribed: Recto: in plate, lower right: "B. Picart dir."; in plate, lower center: "LES DIOSCURES, OU CASTOR & POLLUX, PROTECTEURS DES nAUTONNIERS. / The Dioscuri, or Castor and Pollux, the Guardians of Mariners / Die Dioscuri, oder Castor und Pollux Beschützer der Schiffleuthe / De Dioscuri, of Castor en Pollux, Beschermers der Zeevaarende."; in plate, at bottom left: "B. Picart del. 1730."; at bottom right, in graphite: "31"
