A 1773
engraving showing the
Greek legend of the Calydonian Boar, which was sent by
Artemis to ravage the region of
Calydon in
Aetolia because its king failed to honor her in his rites to the gods. Many Olympian heroes took part in hunting the boar, and it was eventually killed by
Meleager and
Atalanta, as depicted here.Engraving: François Louis Lonsing, after
Giulio Romano; Restoration:
Adam Cuerden