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Engraving of a bespectacled satyr kneeling to remove a thorn from a faun's foot, with a female figure and a young attendant beside them.

A satyr wearing eyeglasses, with young assistant, removes a thorn from the foot of a male faun who leans against female companion. Engraving by G. Piccini after J. Muller after B. Spranger.

An engraving shows a bespectacled satyr kneeling to pull a thorn from the foot of a standing male faun, who rests his arm on a female companion. A small attendant watches at right, set against rocky ground and distant trees. Fine hatching models the bodies and rock.

Artist
Bartholomeus Spranger
Date
[between 1650 and 1659?]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3142 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1669.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Sátiro con anteojos retirando una espina del pie de un fauno

Un grabado muestra a un sátiro con anteojos arrodillado para sacar una espina del pie de un fauno de pie, que apoya el brazo sobre una compañera. Un joven ayudante observa a la derecha, junto a un terreno rocoso y árboles lejanos. El trazado fino de líneas modela los cuerpos y la roca.

Português: Sátiro de óculos retirando um espinho do pé de um fauno

Uma gravura mostra um sátiro de óculos ajoelhado para tirar um espinho do pé de um fauno em pé, que apoia o braço sobre uma companheira. Um jovem auxiliar observa à direita, diante de um terreno rochoso e árvores distantes. Hachuras finas modelam os corpos e a rocha.