Narcissus Falls in Love with His Reflection, from "Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide en Latin et en François de la traduction de M. l'Abbé Banier de l'Académie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Avec des explications historiques. A Paris Chez Despilly rue saint Jacques à la croix d'or. MDCCLXVII. Avec Approbation et Privilège du Roi"
Artwork Details
- Title: Narcissus Falls in Love with His Reflection, from "Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide en Latin et en François de la traduction de M. l'Abbé Banier de l'Académie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Avec des explications historiques. A Paris Chez Despilly rue saint Jacques à la croix d'or. MDCCLXVII. Avec Approbation et Privilège du Roi"
- Series/Portfolio: Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide en Latin et en François de la traduction de M. l'Abbé Banier de l'Académie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Avec des explications historiques. A Paris Chez Despilly rue saint Jacques à la croix d'or. MDCCLXVII. Avec Approbation et Privilège du Roi
- Artist: Pierre François Basan (French, Paris 1723–1797 Paris (?))
- Artist: After Charles Monnet (French, Paris 1732–after 1808)
- Author: Ovid (Roman, Sulmo 43 BCE–17 CE Tomis, Moesia)
- Translator: Abbé Antoine Banier (French, 1673–1741)
- Publisher: Chez Despilly (French, active 18th century)
- Date: ca. 1765
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 7 5/8 × 5 3/16 in. (19.4 × 13.2 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.1741
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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