Sacrificium in Honore Panos c. 1755 - 1759

"Sacrificium in Honore Panos" is a 1755-59 etching by Louis Simon Lempereur depicting a sacrifice to the Greek god Pan. The scene is set in a classical landscape, with a ruined temple and a group of figures offering gifts. A nude woman reclines on a rock, a man plays a pipe, and a young boy holds a basket of grapes. The etching was dedicated to the Illustrious Lord, Count Bentinck, the first and highest administrator and general insignia, and the royal arts academy of Amatori. Lempereur's etching, a popular genre in 18th-century art, captures the beauty of the natural world and the power of classical mythology.