Nyctimene turned into an owl, Sébastien Leclerc, 1676

Print in intaglio and etching made by the french engraver sébastien leclerc (1637-1714), illustrating an episode from ovid's metamorphoses: the princess of lesbos nyctimene, after being seduced by her father, escapes from her bed and is transformed by athena into an owl. The work is part of a set of prints intended to illustrate the work of isaac de benserade, metamorphoses of ovide en rondeaux print and enriched with figures [. . . ] (paris, 1676). Date: 1676. Medium: etching, intaglio. Collection: Lyon, Bibliothèque du Palais des Arts. Sébastien Leclerc - Nyctimène changée en hibou