Vignette, first canto, depicting Paris seated at the foot of a tree; Mercury descends from the sky offering the apple that will be used in the judgment of the three goddesses, from Le Jugement de Paris Poëme en IV. Chants Suivi d'Oevres mêlées.. Nouvelle édition corrigée et augmentée par Mr. Imbert. Amsterdam MDCCLXXIV.
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- Title: Vignette, first canto, depicting Paris seated at the foot of a tree; Mercury descends from the sky offering the apple that will be used in the judgment of the three goddesses, from Le Jugement de Paris Poëme en IV. Chants Suivi d'Oevres mêlées.. Nouvelle édition corrigée et augmentée par Mr. Imbert. Amsterdam MDCCLXXIV.
- Series/Portfolio: Le Jugement de Paris Poëme en IV. Chants Suivi d'Oevres mêlées.. Nouvelle édition corrigée et augmentée par Mr. Imbert. Amsterdam MDCCLXXIV.
- Artist: François Denis Née (French, Paris 1732–1817 Paris)
- Artist: Jean Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, Paris 1741–1814 Paris)
- Author: Barthélemy Imbert (French, 1747–1790)
- Date: published in 1774
- Medium: Etching and engraving; second state of two (Bocher)
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 3/16 × 5 5/16 in. (20.8 × 13.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1964
- Object Number: 64.639(2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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