Clotho

Reference IDs

Hollstein, F.W.H. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings, and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700: vol. XXV, p. 313, no. 2032
Folger bibliographic ID: 254988
Folger call number: ART Box S324 no.1
Folger holdings ID: 335179
Accession Number: 213065

Summary

Clotho, one of the three fates. She is seated, wearing late 17th century garb and spinning the thread of life with a spindle

Notes

General notes

Two columns of verse inscribed in plate beneath image, one in Dutch and one in French

Also known as

Alternate titles: Three Fates

Subjects

Fates (Mythology) Spinning Clothing & dress

Related names

publisher: Schenk, Peter, 1660-1718 or 1719