Antique Print-STATUE-DAWN-CLOUDS-MYTHOLOGY-Thomassin-1695

Subject: Plate 121: 'Ortus Diei.' Statue from Versailles Palace near Paris: Le Point du Jour. Dawn, standing on the clouds, with a wind at his feet.

Condition: Very good. Some small stains, mainly in margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Copperplate engraving on a verge type paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 12.8 x 19.5 cm. The image size is ca. 8.2 x 13.6 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 5.9 x 7.9 inch. The image size is ca. 3.5 x 5.5 inch.

Part Number: 39834

Location: RC-C3-28

Description: This print originates from: "Recueil des Figures, Groupes, Thermes, Fontaines, Vases, Statues, et Autres Ornemens de Versailles" by Simon Thomassin. The book was published in 1695 by Pierre Mortier (Amsterdam).

Artists and Engravers: Engraved by Simon Thomassin after a marble statue by Pierre le Gros.