The daughters of Cecrops open the basket to reveal Erichthonius, from Vues de jardins avec grottes et fontaines, plate 4, bound in Oeuvres. Vol. II
Object type: Print collection ornament & architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Vues de jardins avec grottes et fontaines
Artist: Jean Le Pautre|Jean Mariette
Artist bio: French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris|French, Saint Benoît 1660–1742 Paris
Artist role: Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 17th century
Medium: Etching; second state of two (Préaud)
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 8 1/16 in. (34 × 20.5 cm)
Plate: 6 5/16 × 9 3/16 in. (16 × 23.3 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Geography:  Paris     
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Accession year: 1933