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Nicolas Boileau with a Satyr
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The writer Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux grabs a satyr, who personifies satire, by the arm. The satyr holds a scale with the names of Virgilius and Chapelain. In the background, Mount Parnassus. The scene is framed in an ornamental border with two dragons at the top.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineNicolas Boileau met een sater. 1718. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
