Léda (Leda and the Swan), from Nouveaux morceaux pour des paravants (New Designs for Screens), François Boucher, French, 1703 – 1770, Claude Augustin Duflos, French, 1700–1786, Nicolas de Larmessin IV, French, 1684 - 1755, Etching and engraving on white laid paper, One of a set of five panels for a folding screen. Vertical panel design with central scene depicting Leda and the swan, the personification of the god, Zeus. She is flanked by two child figures. The composition includes shells, leafy bushes, trees, and below, a large cartouche with a grotesque mask (top center) and large leaves

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