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The nine muses; WL figures with their respective attributes; Urania with a pair of dividers and a circle of stars; Clio with a trumpet and swan; Euterpe with a flute; Thalia with string instrument and duck; Melpomene with triangle and goat; Terpsichore with a harp; Eratho with globes; Polyhymnia with a viola da gamba and Calliope with book and scroll; all framed in strapwork borders. Engraving and etching
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