Manoah and his wife pray to an angel which emerges from the flame of their altar. Line engraving by L. Desplaces after C. Le Brun.

Neptune and Amphitrite sit on a scallop shell chariot amidst the waves, surrounded by nereids and tritons; representing the element water. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1718, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.

Charity breastfeeding a baby, a child and an elderly man by her side. Engraving by L. Desplaces after C. Le Brun.

An allegorical monument to Sir Isaac Newton and his theories on prisms. Line engraving by L. Desplaces after D. M. Fratta after G.B. Pittoni, D. Valeriani and G. Valeriani.

Hercules and Wisdom. Engraving by L. Desplaces after P. Veronese.

Venus appears to Aeneas while he is being treated after being wounded in battle. Engraving by L. Desplaces after J.B. Nattier, 17--.

Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1736, after C. Cignani.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 46.3 x 34.3 cm

Hercules brings Alcestis back from the dead and restores her to her husband Admetus. Engraving by L. Desplaces after A. Coypel, 1715.

1 print : line engraving, with etching ; image 40.9 x 53 cm

Vulcan (Hephaestus), at the request of Venus (Aphrodite) makes armour for Aeneas; representing the element fire. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1717, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.

1 print : line engraving and etching ; image 29.9 x 42.5 cm

1 print : etching, with engraving ; platemark 34.7 x 33.6 cm

A man tempted by Cupid to rape a sleeping woman renounces the act out of respect. Etching by Louis Desplaces after Paolo Caliari, il Veronese.

1 print : line engraving, with etching ; image and border 54.8 x 38.1 cm

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by L. Desplaces after Louis de Boullogne the younger.

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Hercules brings Alcestis back from the dead and restores her to her husband Admetus. Engraving by L. Desplaces after A. Coypel, 1715.

Vulcan (Hephaestus), at the request of Venus (Aphrodite) makes armour for Aeneas; representing the element fire. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1717, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.

Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1736, after C. Cignani.

A man tempted by Cupid to rape a sleeping woman renounces the act out of respect. Etching by Louis Desplaces after Paolo Caliari, il Veronese.

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by L. Desplaces after Louis de Boullogne the younger.

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