Title: Erato
Object type: Bust
Date: ca. 1680–1700
Artist: After François Girardon 
Artist bio: French, Troyes 1628–1715 Paris
Artist nationality: French
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Bronze, later mounted on black marble socle
Dimensions: Overall, with socle, weight confirmed: 17 3/8 in., 58 lb. (44.1 cm, 26.3 kg)
Overall, without socle, weight confirmed: 40.5 lb. (18.4 kg)
Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
Credit line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Goddess