18th-century French school, after Pierre MIGNARD. Pan and Syrinx. Gouache on vellum mounted on an 18th-century poplar panel (surface wear and losses). Label from POTTET, a Parisian framer, on the back. Height: 30 cm - Width: 40.5 cm Note: This work depicts a mythological scene from Ovid’s *Metamorphoses*: the god Pan pursues the nymph Syrinx, who, with the help of her river sisters, transforms herself into reeds to escape his advances and thus preserve her virginity.