\paperw4500 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This work, exhibited at the 1743 Paris Salon, was paired with another picture, entitled the \i Triumph of Venus\i0 , which is now also in t
he Hermitage. The subject of the painting is taken from OvidÆs \i Metamorphoses\i0 , although the reference to the classical theme appears to be no more than a pretext for the depiction of an attractive female nude, which Boucher does in a graceful and
