Picart Bernard - Deucalion et Pyrrha - Etching on wire rod paper (1742)

Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Grrek myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha, "repeopling the World by throwing some stones behind them, as the capture reports. Beautiful plate with fresh impression, from the volume “Le Temple des Muses”, published in Amsterdam in 1742 by Zacharias Chatelain. Capture (under the image) and author inscribed: "B. Picart del. 1731" under the frame engraved, on the lower-left margin. In excellent conditions, except for a usual light yellowing of the margins and some visible stains on the right margin. Overall the engraved image is near perfect conditions.