Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus, A shepherd holding a lion on a leash in the foreground, in the middle ground the shepherd stands in a meadow surrounded by wild beasts, in the background the shepherd is seated on a rock with the lion at his side; from 'Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France, Cabinet Crozat' after a drawing by Baldassare Peruzzi

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A shepherd holding a lion on a leash in the foreground, in the middle ground the shepherd stands in a meadow surrounded by wild beasts, in the background the shepherd is seated on a rock with the lion at his side; from 'Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France, Cabinet Crozat' after a drawing by Baldassare Peruzzi

Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus · ca. 1729–64

Artist: Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus
Date: ca. 1729–64
Medium: Etching and aquatint with tone woodblock
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus, A shepherd holding a lion on a leash in the foreground, in the middle ground the shepherd stands in a meadow surrounded by wild beasts, in the background the shepherd is seated on a rock with the lion at his side; from 'Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France, Cabinet Crozat' after a drawing by Baldassare Peruzzi, ca. 1729–64. Etching and aquatint with tone woodblock. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/698009

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Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus, A shepherd holding a lion on a leash in the foreground, in the middle ground the shepherd stands in a meadow surrounded by wild beasts, in the background the shepherd is seated on a rock with the lion at his side; from 'Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France, Cabinet Crozat' after a drawing by Baldassare Peruzzi. ca. 1729–64. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/698009.

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A shepherd holding a lion on a leash in the foreground, in the middle ground the shepherd stands in a meadow surrounded by wild beasts, in the background the shepherd is seated on a rock with the lion at his side; from 'Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus beaux tableaux et d'après les plus beaux desseins qui sont en France, Cabinet Crozat' after a drawing by Baldassare Peruzzi (Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus, ca. 1729–64)

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