Camee met Perseus en Pegasus 1771 - 1822

This anonymous engraving from 1771 to 1822 depicts the Greek hero Perseus riding the winged horse Pegasus, a scene from Greek mythology. The image is framed in an oval shape, and it is a copy of a cameo made from a two-colored agate stone. The engraving itself is a detailed depiction of the scene, with careful attention paid to the musculature of both Perseus and Pegasus. The inscription in Dutch describes the cameo as being an original work in the ancient Greek style. This piece is an example of the popular subject of Greek mythology in art during the 18th and 19th centuries.