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Metamorphoses d'Ovide Rondeaux

1676
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Metamorphoses d'Ovide Rondeaux
  • Author: Written by Ovid (Roman, Sulmo 43 BCE–17 CE Tomis, Moesia)
  • Author: Verses by Isaac de Benserade
  • Publisher: Published by L'Imprimerie Royale
  • Artist: Sébastien Leclerc I (French, Metz 1637–1714 Paris)
  • Artist: Charles Le Brun (French, Paris 1619–1690 Paris)
  • Artist: François Chauveau (French, Paris 1613–1676 Paris)
  • Artist: Jean Le Pautre (French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: 1676
  • Dimensions: Overall: 11 5/8 x 8 15/16 x 2 5/16 in. (29.5 x 22.7 x 5.8 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1934
  • Object Number: 34.17.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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