Leonard Gaultier (1561-1641) French engraver, is known for precise, formal mostly portrait engravings, similar in style to Wierix and Crispyn van de Passe.
Cadmus and the Dragon’s Teeth, from N. Renouard’s French translation of Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’, published in Paris by Matthieu Guillemot, 1606, 5 ¾ x 3 11/16″. Copper engraving on laid paper.