Perseus and Andromeda. 1729-1742.

After the original by P. Veronese.

Engraving, etching. 408 × 292.

Under the image, in the center: Persée et Andromede, below: D' après le tableau de Paul Veronése, qui est dans le Cabinet du Roy. Peint sur toile... gravé par Louis Jacob; in the lower right corner under the image: L. Jacob.

From the second volume of "Recueil Crozat".

Inv. G 467.

Literature: Nagler, Bd. 6, p. 385, No. 2; Le Blanc, t. 2, p. 416, No. 9; Portalis et Béraldi, t. 2, p. 461; Bryan, v. 3, p. 100; Inventaire BNF XVIIIe s., t. 11, p. 629, No. 14.

Veronese, Paolo (real name Paolo Caliari) (1528, Verona – 1588, Venice) – Italian artist, an outstanding representative of the Venetian school.