Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle. Crayon manner print by Lucien after P.T. Leclerc.

  • Le Clerc, Pierre Thomas, approximately 1740-approximately 1796.
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43635i
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Prometheus was one of the Titans, a divine figure associated with the origin of fire. In the legend by Hesiod, Zeus is tricked by Prometheus and as a punishment Zeus has him bound to a pillar, his liver eaten daily by an eagle and nightly renewed until he is finally freed by Heracles

Publication/Creation

Paris (32 Rue de Jean Beauvais) : Jean

Physical description

1 print : crayon manner ; image 29.7 x 45.4 cm

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Dessiné par Le Clerc gravé par Lucien

Notes

Title devised by cataloguer.

Creator/production credits

Probably plate to: Recueil des feuilles des principes et études de la figure gravées d'après les dessins de Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, Paris 1798

Reference

Wellcome Collection 43635i

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