Attributed to Gerard de LAIRESSE (1640-1711) The Birth of Adonis Canvas 79 x 100 cm Old restorations Adonis is taken in by the nymphs as he emerges from the bark of his mother Myrrha, who was transformed into a tree after incurring Aphrodite's wrath due to her legendary beauty. A drawing of our composition was presented for sale in 2017 (Million, March 20, 2017, no. 20, La Naissance de Bacchus). Another version of our composition, with very slight variations, appeared on the art market in the 1990s (canvas, 103 x 115 cm. Tajan sale, April 11, 1992, no. 78, entourage of Nicolas Loir). We would like to thank François Marandet for clarifying this last point.