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"Dedie a monsieur C. N. Cochia, Chevalieo de l'beare de staichel garde des desseins ou cabinet du roy, Secretaire et Histographe de l'Academie Royal de Peinture et de Sculpture. A Paris ches L'Empereur Graveur du Roy Rue de la Harpe, La Porte Cochere vis a vis la Rue sepente.
Par son tres humble e tres obeisant serviteur et Ami L.L'Empereur."
B: (attached with pin) "Pyramus and Thisbe. These lovers had engaged to meet under a mulberry tree. She on the way met a lion, dropped her veil and fled into a cave. Pyramus soon followed, and found her veil, imagined she had been destroyed, stabbed himself. Thisbe, supposing the lion had departed, came from her retreat and finding Pyramus dying, slew herself with the same weapon. From an original painting by Pierre, engraved by L'Empereur."