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Cigar, son of Neptune, is killed by Achilles during the Seige of Troy, from a series of twenty-two plates depicting mythological subjects, plate 16, bound in Oeuvres. Vol. IV

Publisher Jacques II Chéreau French
17th century
Not on view
This print is bound in Volume IV of Oeuvres. Jombert published his collection of Le Pautre in 1751. Volume IV contains "desseins d'ornemens et trophées d'armes;" This print is part of a series of six platees depicting the History of Moses within ornate borders.

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  • Title: Cigar, son of Neptune, is killed by Achilles during the Seige of Troy, from a series of twenty-two plates depicting mythological subjects, plate 16, bound in Oeuvres. Vol. IV
  • Series/Portfolio: Twenty-two plates depicting mythological subjects
  • Artist: Jean Le Pautre (French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris)
  • Publisher: Jacques II Chéreau (French, Blois 1688–1776 Paris)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 17th century
  • Medium: Etching; third state of four (Préaud)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12 × 15 9/16 in. (30.5 × 39.5 cm)
    Plate: 8 7/8 × 12 3/4 in. (22.6 × 32.4 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
  • Object Number: 33.84(4.237)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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