Diana and Actaeon, Mythological scenes (series title), The young prince Actaeon is hunting in the forest, where he comes across Diana and her nymphs in the bath. Diana turns the prince into a deer as punishment for seeing her naked. In the background on the left you can see how Actaeon is attacked and torn apart by his own dogs. In the oval frame there is an edge writing in Latin., print, print maker: Paulus van Wtewael, (mentioned on object), Philippus Morus, (mentioned on object), Northern Netherlands, 1565 - 1611, paper, engraving, height, 70 mm × width, 90 mm


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