1779 Faun and Child, athlete, engraving, "Calcografia di Roma", mythology

Originally fauns of Roman mythology were ghosts (genii) of rustic places, lesser versions of their chief, the god Faunus. Before their conflation with Greek satyrs, they and Faunus were represented as naked men (e.g. the Barberini Faun). Later fauns became copies of the satyrs of Greek mythology, who themselves were originally shown as part-horse rather than part-goat.

Overall 20.5 x 27.7 cm

Rome, 1779.

Published in the rare "Calcografia di Roma" by G. B. Canneti.

Edge wear to outer margin.