Vulcan (Hephaestus), at the request of Venus (Aphrodite) makes armour for Aeneas; representing the element fire. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1717, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.
- Boulogne, Louis, 1654-1733.
- Date:
- [1717?]
- Reference:
- 2855993i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Left, Venus, seated on a cloud with Cupid, having descended from her chariot. Right, Vulcan, seated at a metal-vice, hammers out a shield. Right background, the Cyclopes, with an eye in their foreheads, draw molten metal from a furnace and prepare to hammer it on an anvil
Publication/Creation
Paris (rue de la Jussienne) : chez Desplaces, [1717?]
Physical description
1 print : line engraving, with etching ; image 40.9 x 53 cm
Lettering
Ignis ... Le feu. ... Lud. de Boullongne inv. et pinxit. L. Desplaces sculp.t 1717.
The lettering is repeated in French
References note
Marcel Roux, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIIe siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, Paris 1951, tome VII, p. 93, no. 76
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2855993i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores