The Death of Eurythion
Etienne Delaune French
Not on view
Engraving, part of a set of 12 small, oval prints of varied subjects, representing scenes of Ancient Roman history or mythology, created by Étienne Delaune before 1573. This print consists of a representation of the death of Eurythion, a son of Actor, king of Phthia, who purified Peleus of the murder of Phocus, and gave him his daughter Antigone in marriage. He was killed by Peleus' spear at the hunt of the Calydonian Boar, a scene that is represented in this print: the boar appears on the lower left side; Eurythion, his torso transversed by the spear, in the center; and Peleus on the right, his arms crossed in front of his chest, and two soldiers, one of them blowing a hunting horn, between him and Eurythion.
