Terpsichore 1740

aged paper

light pencil work

ink paper printed

personal sketchbook

pen-ink sketch

ink colored

sketchbook drawing

watercolour illustration

sketchbook art

watercolor

"Terpsichore" is an etching created by Bernard Picart in 1740. The artwork depicts the Greek Muse of dance, Terpsichore, playing a lyre in a picturesque landscape. The figure is framed by an elaborate laurel wreath and a landscape background, suggesting the beauty and harmony of nature. This etching, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, is a fine example of 18th-century engraving and an artistic representation of the classical muses.