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Diana and her nymphs surprised by Actaon

Diana and her nymphs surprised by Actaon
 (1590-1627)

Medium
engraving
Measurements
56.8 × 45.2 cm (plate)
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.c.l.: Sæ. C. Mtis. Pict. / Iosephus Heintz Inuentor
printed in ink (in image) l.c.r.: Egidius Sadeler Sculp
printed in ink l.l.: Hic Lectoruana cerbis sub imagine verum: / Quanquam, nescio, quce (…illeg.) latere uelit.
printed in ink l.c.l.: Hoc etenim monstri genus omnes fallit: et omnes / Aut Venere aut magis fallimur: o miseros?
printed in ink l.c.r.: Non miser Acteon fit solu prada suismet / Infelix canibus; sed sua quent(illeg.) premunt.
printed in ink l.r.: Non sic adversa est sors, adversaries hostis, / Vt sibi quisq’ suis noxius est studijs.
printed in ink l.l.: "GENERE VIRTUE IUSTRIA NOBILI D. MATTAEO HOPFFERO CHI AUSTANO, HAC IPSA SOLATRIA, ET PROPINOVITATE MYSTICA CONIVNCTO: HAC QVACVNO OFFICII SPECIE ANIM’ GRATIVIDINEM DECLARABAT. Joseph Heintz
Accession Number
57-2
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1899
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display