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Nicolas Boileau with a Satyr
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Nicolas Boileau with a Satyr

1728 · etching; engraving; paper

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 in the upper corners.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineNicolas Boileau met een sater. 1728. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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