In the background, Achitoas and Mentor sing, playing on a lyre before a company in a boat. Their singing attracts nereids and tritons in the foreground. The scene is framed by an ornamental border with olive branches and a bow at the bottom. Numbered top right: No. III. Mentor and Achitoas sing to an audience, print maker: Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Charles Monnet, (mentioned on object), publisher: Pierre Didot, print maker: France, intermediary draughtsman: France, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, publisher: Paris, publisher

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