The scene on this plate is after an engraving by Bernard Salomon (1508–1561) in an illustrated edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses published by Jean de Tournes in Lyons in 1557.
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Factory: Saint-Jean-du-Désert
Artist: After an engraving by Bernard Salomon (French, ca. 1508–ca. 1561)
Date: late 17th century
Culture: French, Marseilles
Medium: Faience (tin-glazed earthenware)
Dimensions: Overall: 1 7/8 × 19 5/8 in. (4.8 × 49.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1950
Accession Number: 50.211.76
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