The Muse Erato Writing Verses Inspired by Love — Charles Meynier | DiscoverArt

Charles Meynier

The Muse Erato Writing Verses Inspired by Love

ca. 1797

Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk on brown paper; squared in black chalk

46 × 33.2 cm (18.1 × 13.1 in)

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