Daedalus attaching wings to the shoulders of his son Icarus. Stipple engraving by G.S. & E.G. Facius after C. Le Brun.

  • Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690.
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Novr. 13 1779
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36622i
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Daedalus attaching wings to the shoulders of his son Icarus. Stipple engraving by G.S. & E.G. Facius after C. Le Brun. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Icarus, a son of Daedalus, who, with his father, took a winged flight from Crete to escape the anger of Minos. Icarus soared too high, and thus the sun melted the wax which cemented his feathers, he fell into the sea, and was drowned

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London (Cheapside) : John Boydell, Novr. 13 1779.

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1 print : engraving ; image 35.5 x 25.2 cm

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Le Brun pinxit. G.S. & E.G. Facius sculps.

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[State with etched lettering and coat of arms, before engraved additions].

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Wellcome Collection 36622i

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