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GIOVANNI BATTISTA DEL PORTO. [chap. vii.
and three-quarters in height, by eight inches and five-eighths in
width. (Bartsch, No. 1.)
Diana and Acteon.
Diana, accompanied by five of her nymphs, is bathing at some
distance off on the right, and appears throwing the water at Acteon,
who is represented in the fore-ground, on the left, Avith his head
transformed into that of a stag. The back-ground, on the right,
exhibits a thick wood, and, on the left, a view of the distant
country, in which Acteon is seen, a second time, hunting a deer.
The initials I. B. with the bird, are engraved upon the fragment of
a cornice in the middle of the print at bottom. This piece measures
eleven inches and three-quarters in height, by eight inches and a
half in width.
The Rape of Ganymede.
Ganymede appears borne away by the eagle, in the middle of
the upper part of the print. One of the hunters, his companions,
is represented in the fore-ground, on the left, seized with terror,
and hastily retreating, leading his horse by the bridle. Two others
are on the right, one of them conducting two greyhounds, the
other carrying a dead hare. A fourth hunter, who appears gazing
on Ganymede with astonishment, is on horseback. The usual mark
is engraved, at the middle of the print, at bottom, upon a fragment
of a cornice, similar to that in the piece last described. This en-
graving measures fourteen inches and three-eighths in height, by
nine inches and three-quarters in width.
Bartsch observes of this print and the one preceding, that they
do not appear to have been engraved by the same artist who en-
graved the St. Jerome. That piece is shaded by hatchings, crossed
in various directions, whereas these, as he remarks, are shaded by
simple hatchings, which are in no instance crossed by other strokes.
GIOVANNI BATTISTA DEL PORTO. [chap. vii.
and three-quarters in height, by eight inches and five-eighths in
width. (Bartsch, No. 1.)
Diana and Acteon.
Diana, accompanied by five of her nymphs, is bathing at some
distance off on the right, and appears throwing the water at Acteon,
who is represented in the fore-ground, on the left, Avith his head
transformed into that of a stag. The back-ground, on the right,
exhibits a thick wood, and, on the left, a view of the distant
country, in which Acteon is seen, a second time, hunting a deer.
The initials I. B. with the bird, are engraved upon the fragment of
a cornice in the middle of the print at bottom. This piece measures
eleven inches and three-quarters in height, by eight inches and a
half in width.
The Rape of Ganymede.
Ganymede appears borne away by the eagle, in the middle of
the upper part of the print. One of the hunters, his companions,
is represented in the fore-ground, on the left, seized with terror,
and hastily retreating, leading his horse by the bridle. Two others
are on the right, one of them conducting two greyhounds, the
other carrying a dead hare. A fourth hunter, who appears gazing
on Ganymede with astonishment, is on horseback. The usual mark
is engraved, at the middle of the print, at bottom, upon a fragment
of a cornice, similar to that in the piece last described. This en-
graving measures fourteen inches and three-eighths in height, by
nine inches and three-quarters in width.
Bartsch observes of this print and the one preceding, that they
do not appear to have been engraved by the same artist who en-
graved the St. Jerome. That piece is shaded by hatchings, crossed
in various directions, whereas these, as he remarks, are shaded by
simple hatchings, which are in no instance crossed by other strokes.