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Melpomene, Erato, and Polyhymnia
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Melpomene, Erato, and Polyhymnia

Gaspard Duchange · 1740 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Melpomene, the muse of tragedy, Erato, the muse of lyricism and love poetry, and Polyhymnia, the muse of hymns, are playing music together under a tree. After the painting that hung in the Chambre des Muses of the Hôtel Lambert. Print is part of a series of prints after the paintings in the Hôtel Lambert in Paris.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineMelpomene, Erato en Polyhymnia. 1740. Gaspard Duchange. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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