The daughters of Cecrops open the basket to reveal Erichthonius, from Vues de jardins avec grottes et fontaines, plate 4
Object type: Print collection ornament & architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Vues de jardins avec grottes et fontaines
Artist: Jean Le Pautre|Nicolas Langlois
Artist bio: French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris|French, Paris 1640–1703
Artist role: Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 17th century
Medium: Etching; first state of two (Préaud)
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 × 11 7/16 in. (20.3 × 29 cm)
Plate: 6 7/16 × 9 3/16 in. (16.3 × 23.3 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Geography:  Paris     
Credit line: Gift of Estate of Ogden Codman, 1951
Accession year: 1951