Philomela and Procne showing Tereus the head of his son, from a series of twenty-two plates depicting mythological subjects, plate 16, bound in Oeuvres. Vol. IV
Object type: Print collection ornament & architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Twenty-two plates depicting mythological subjects
Artist: Jean Le Pautre|Jacques II Chereau
Artist bio: French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris|French, Blois 1688–1776 Paris
Artist role: Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 17th century
Medium: Etching; second state of three (Préaud)
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 × 15 9/16 in. (30.5 × 39.5 cm)
Plate: 8 3/4 × 12 13/16 in. (22.2 × 32.5 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Geography:  Paris     
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Accession year: 1933