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1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 63.1 x 58.8 cm

Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

Augustine's bishop's cloak is decorated with chimneys of Moorish design billowing smoke

1 print : line engraving ; image 39.4 x 25.5 cm

Saint Augustine and Saint Jerome kneeling before the crowned Virgin. Engraving by E. Baudet after G. Lanfranco.

Described by Baudet in the lettering: Poussin has painted in the foreground the encounter that Diogenes had with a young man who was drinking water from a fountain in the hollow of his hands, which compelled the philosopher to throw on the ground the cup which he was using before and which he recognized as having no use to him. But it seems that the painter has here particularly applied himself to a make a landscape which would give a good idea of the environs of the city of Athens. One sees on one side the entrance to that city. On the other side some pleasure houses situated near a wide river. And the whole countryside is populated with various inhabitants: some bathe, others fish with rod and line, several promenade or rest, and some philosophers who are not far from Diogenes converse together or with their disciples

1 print : engraving ; platemark 57.7 x 76.3 cm

Diogenes, in the environs of Athens, sees a man drinking water with his hands and discards his cup as unnecessary. Engraving by E. Baudet after N. Poussin, 169-.

Saint Augustine of Hippo with Saint William, and Christ crowning Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin). Engraving by E. Baudet after G. Lanfranco.

Moses draws water from the rock, and the Israelites quench their thirst. Engraving by E. Baudet after N. Poussin, 163-.

Juno in a chariot drawn by two peacocks flying through the sky surrounded by nymphs and cherubs, Jupiter on the ground trying to lock up a group of putti: symbolising the element air. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

Described by Baudet in the lettering: This landscape acquaints us with the places in which Polyphemus lived in Sicily. The freshness of the waters, the shade of the woods, and the sight of meadows intermingled with agricultural land, and bordered by mountains, rocks and the sea, render the view of this countryside most agreable, though a bit wild. One sees there with pleasure three young fountain nymphs, half naked and crowned with reeds, whom two satyrs want to ambush. A river-god is seated on the other side. Further away, farmhands work and dig the land; young nymphs bathe in a stream. A shepherd watches a flock of sheep. And Polyphemus, seated on a high mountain, the peak of which he covers, looks towards the sea and believes that by his singing and by the sound of his rustic pipes he can charm the beautiful Galatea, with whom the poets claim that he was in love

1 print : engraving ; platemark 56.8 x 75.8 cm

Polyphemus playing the pipes on a mountain top; in the foreground, nymphs in the country. Engraving by E. Baudet after N. Poussin, 169-.

Cybele, Bacchus, Ceres and Flora on a chariot drawn by lions surrounded by all forms of natural abundance and cherubs, symbolising the element earth. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

Venus riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

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Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

Saint Augustine and Saint Jerome kneeling before the crowned Virgin. Engraving by E. Baudet after G. Lanfranco.

Diogenes, in the environs of Athens, sees a man drinking water with his hands and discards his cup as unnecessary. Engraving by E. Baudet after N. Poussin, 169-.

Saint Augustine of Hippo with Saint William, and Christ crowning Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin). Engraving by E. Baudet after G. Lanfranco.

Moses draws water from the rock, and the Israelites quench their thirst. Engraving by E. Baudet after N. Poussin, 163-.

Juno in a chariot drawn by two peacocks flying through the sky surrounded by nymphs and cherubs, Jupiter on the ground trying to lock up a group of putti: symbolising the element air. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

Polyphemus playing the pipes on a mountain top; in the foreground, nymphs in the country. Engraving by E. Baudet after N. Poussin, 169-.

Cybele, Bacchus, Ceres and Flora on a chariot drawn by lions surrounded by all forms of natural abundance and cherubs, symbolising the element earth. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

Venus riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

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Vulcan in his forge with Jupiter throwing bolts of lightning, Venus in the sky above: symbolising the element fire. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

Saint Augustine and Saint Jerome kneeling before the crowned Virgin. Engraving by E. Baudet after G. Lanfranco.

Diogenes, in the environs of Athens, sees a man drinking water with his hands and discards his cup as unnecessary. Engraving by E. Baudet after N. Poussin, 169-.

Saint Augustine of Hippo with Saint William, and Christ crowning Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin). Engraving by E. Baudet after G. Lanfranco.

Moses draws water from the rock, and the Israelites quench their thirst. Engraving by E. Baudet after N. Poussin, 163-.

Juno in a chariot drawn by two peacocks flying through the sky surrounded by nymphs and cherubs, Jupiter on the ground trying to lock up a group of putti: symbolising the element air. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

Polyphemus playing the pipes on a mountain top; in the foreground, nymphs in the country. Engraving by E. Baudet after N. Poussin, 169-.

Cybele, Bacchus, Ceres and Flora on a chariot drawn by lions surrounded by all forms of natural abundance and cherubs, symbolising the element earth. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

Venus riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.

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