Antique Print-BUST-PAN-GOATSKIN-FLUTE-CANE-Thomassin-1695

Subject: Plate 203: Statue from Versailles Palace near Paris: Pan. Bust of Pan blowing a pan flute, a walking cane in his hand, and a goatskin thrown over his arm.

Condition: Very good, given age. Lightly stained in margins. Left edge a little uneven from binding. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Copperplate engraving on a verge type paper, with watermark.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 12.7 x 19.5 cm. The image size is ca. 8.2 x 13.8 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 5 x 7.7 inch. The image size is ca. 3.2 x 5.4 inch.

Part Number: 39884

Location: RC-C3-03

Description: This print originates from 'Furstellung der jenigen Statuen, Groupen, Bader, Brunnen, Vasen, wie auch anderer herrlichen Zierathen' by Simon Thomassin. This is the German edition (published in Augsburg: Joseph Friderich Leopold, 1720) of the book containing images of statues and ornaments from the Versailles gardens. The plates in this edition are copies in reverse of the original French edition ('Recueil des Figures', Amsterdam, 1695).

Artists and Engravers: Engraved by Simon Thomassin after a marble statue by Simon Maziere.