Syrinx and Pan Syrinx was a nymph much beloved by the satyrs and spirits of the wood; but she would have none of them. She was a faithful wor-shipper of Diana. One day, as she was returning from the chase, Pan saw her and was struck by her beauty. She ran away but Pan followed her day after day, night after night. She could find safety only under the protection of Diana. But even then, Pan discovered her while she was sleeping. Jean Etienne Liotard (1702-1789). A painter and engraver, he was the son of Antoine, a jeweler in Montélimar, France. He began his professional life by a goldsmith?s apprenticeship served with Daniel Gardelle in 1723, then with Jean Baptiste Massé in Paris later that same year. He visited Italy in 1736, along with the Marquis de Puysieux, then went to Turkey with Sir William Ponsorby. He painted Empress Maria-Theresa and her family in Vienna in 1743, later traveling to Venice, Darmstadt, Paris and London. He worked for Jaquet Droz & Leschot. Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) Painted a scene called "Le sommeil dangereux". In the words of Mariette, it depicted "A satyr contemplating two sleeping nymphs". The painting is recorded as having become the property of Jean-Michel Liotard. Liotard (1702-1788), was the twin brother of the well-known Genevan painter and engraver Jean-Etienne Liotard, (1702-1789). Like his brother, Jean-Michel Liotard was a painter and engraver who is known to have engraved several subjects after Watteau. Although the whereabouts of "Le sommeil dangereux" are un-known today (the painting was last recorded as having been bought by Mr. Wildenstein at the December 1927 Salomon sale in New York), an engraving by Liotard, after Watteau?s painting, was exe-cuted and is reproduced in the "Recueil Jullienne, a catalogue of Watteau?s works compiled by Watteau expert, Jean de Jullienne. Literature: Dacier, Emile and Vuaflart, Albert, "Jean de Jullienne et les graveurs de Watteau au XVIIIe siècle".