De Tantalus's torment, Bernard Picart (workshop of), 1733 print Tantalus, a king of Lydia, is punished for insulting the gods: he lived by a water pool that withdrew as soon as he wanted to drink, and at a fruit tree that he could not reach when he got hungry. For example, he was hungry and thirsty forever. In the margin the title in French, English, German and Dutch. The performance is decorated with an ornamental edge. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving Tantalus, suffering eternal hunger and thirst. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament

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