BEATRIZET Nicolas (Lunéville 1515 † Vers 1570) - "The Sacrifice of Iphigenia". 1553. Burin. Proof of the first state with the letter, on watermarked laid paper (Pilgrim in a shield). Published in Rome by Michele Tramezzino. Ref: I.F.F 16th century, no. 84. Bartsch, n°43. This scene is supposed to represent the sacrifice of Iphigenia but according to the iconography (an eagle removing the cutlass), it could also be the sacrifice of a young girl named Helen, made in Lacedemona to appease the gods during a plague. 33.3 x 45.6 cm. Condition C (Cut on the copper mark, tears and lacks restored, some thinning, old restorations) -