Nymphs holding the new born Adonis next to a myrrh tree representing Myrrha his mother amidst great rural splendor. Engraving by G. Scotin after F. Boucher.
- Boucher, François, 1703-1770
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After an incestuous relationship with her father Cinyras, Myrrha gave birth to Adonis and was transformed into the myrrh tree (Ovid, Metamorphoses X, 298-502)
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Paris (rue de Gesvre au grand Coeur) : Buldet avec privilege du Roy
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1 print : line engraving and etching ; platemark 35.2 x 42.5 cm
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La naissance d'Adonis. Metamorphoses d'Ovid liv. X. Boucher invenit ; G. Scotin sculpsit.
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Wellcome Collection 17252i
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