Birth of the Dauphin, Toulouse, 1682: Capture of the Golden Fleece

An etched and engraved print of a ship's mast rising through a burst of looping ribbons and clouds of smoke, with robed figures crowding the deck. Sea creatures churn the water in the foreground, and small figures stand on a terrace at right beneath the caption.

Look closer: A small figure stands at the top of the mast, almost hidden in the ribbons.

Artist

Jacques LePautre

Date

1682

Medium

Etching and engraving

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

4000 × 3330 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953