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Engraving depicting a man in mid-fall from atop cliffs into the sea. On the water, another man lies prone on a dolphin, his eyes closed. In the background, outside a temple, a pyre is prepared for the sacrifice of two bulls. Artist names in lower right corner. Text on verso from book of origin, "Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes"


whales
1615-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Caron, Anthoine; Leu, Thomas de
ink; laid paper; mounting
10 1/2 in x 8 in
France: Paris