The Torment of Tantalus, Tantalus, a king of Lydia, is punished for offending the gods: he lived by a pool of water that withdrew as soon as he wanted to drink, and by a fruit tree that he could not reach when he felt hungry. So he suffered eternal hunger and thirst. In the margin the title in French, English, German and Dutch. The scene is decorated with an ornamental border., print, print maker: Bernard Picart, (workshop of), Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1733, paper, etching, engraving, height, 252 mm × width, 179 mm × height, 356 mm × width, 268 mm

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