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Title: Vignette with a Flower Garland, a Maltese Cross, and a Shield with a Crown and Fleur-de-Lis, 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 Philippe Choffard (French, Paris 1730–1809 Paris)
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: 1767
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 5/16 × 5 1/8 in. (18.6 × 13 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and The Elisha Whittelsey Funds, 1961
Object Number: 61.653.37
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