Nymphs holding the new born Adonis next to a myrrh tree representing Myrrha his mother amidst great rural splendor. Engraving by G. Scotin after F. Boucher.

  • Boucher, François, 1703-1770
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Nymphs holding the new born Adonis next to a myrrh tree representing Myrrha his mother amidst great rural splendor. Engraving by G. Scotin after F. Boucher. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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After an incestuous relationship with her father Cinyras, Myrrha gave birth to Adonis and was transformed into the myrrh tree (Ovid, Metamorphoses X, 298-502)

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Paris (rue de Gesvre au grand Coeur) : Buldet avec privilege du Roy

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1 print : line engraving and etching ; platemark 35.2 x 42.5 cm

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La naissance d'Adonis. Metamorphoses d'Ovid liv. X. Boucher invenit ; G. Scotin sculpsit.

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Wellcome Collection 17252i

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