Bernard Picart (1673-1733) - Arion salvato dal delfino - Originale

This work by Bernard Picart illustrates the mythological scene in which the musician Arion is saved by a dolphin.

The engraving is titled Arion saved by a dolphin in French, English, German and Dutch
Printed with two plates

From Picart's classic print portfolio, The Temple of the Muses, published in Amsterdam in 1730-1733. This finely engraved picture depicts Arion, astride a dolphin, playing the harp with sea nymphs looking on lovingly. Framed with an ornate border with a lion's head at the top.

printed on laid paper in excellent condition with wide margins, finely watercoloured recently

Bernard Picart (1673-1733) was a French engraver and illustrator best known for his book illustrations, including the Bible and Ovid.
Picart lived and worked in Amsterdam and was a converted Huguenot.