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

This etching, "Birth of the Dauphin, Toulouse, 1682: Capture of the Golden Fleece," created by Jacques LePautre in 1682, depicts the mythological scene of the Argonauts, a group of heroes, capturing the Golden Fleece. The intricate detail and dramatic composition of the scene, which includes a ship, a sky filled with swirls and lines, and figures in a stylized posture, are typical of the Baroque style. This artwork, which measures 8 7/16 × 10 3/8 inches, is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.