Birth of Aphrodite

P019240

Mythology. Original steel engraving, engraved by Ackermann and Werner after J. G. Heck. 1849. No title on the plate. Good condition. Hand-coloured. 25x20cm. Matted.
1. Artemis (Diana), 2. Hermes (Mercury), 3. A Herma, 4. Hermes the Eloquent, 5. Hermes with the Tortoise, 6. Vesta, 7-14. Pallas Athene (Minerva), 15. The Delphian Apollo, 16. Antinous, 17-25a. Aphrodite (Venus), 25b. Mars and Ilia, 26. Aphrodite as Godess of Matrimony, 27. Mars the Avenger, 28. Athene, Asclepios and Hygeia, 29. Asclepios and Hygeia, 30. Venus Victrix, 31. Birth of Aphrodite.