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The image shows a person seated on a stone step or platform. They are leaning back, playing a lute. The person has detailed facial features and curly hair. They wear a long robe. Stone columns and foliage surround them, with buildings in the distance. The image is framed with a decorative border.
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The image shows a person seated on a stone step or platform. They are leaning back, playing a lute. The person has detailed facial features and curly hair. They wear a long robe. Stone columns and foliage surround them, with buildings in the distance. The image is framed with a decorative border.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Amphion

Jean Lepautre

Date
published 1676
Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 7.4 x 9.8 cm (2 15/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1988.49.3
Credit line
Anonymous Gift
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Benserade's "Metamorphoses d'Ovide": p.196 [1988.49.1-6]

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • etching
  • engraving
  • classical
  • mythology
  • Amphion

NGA object ID 70436. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.