Porcelain painter: Jean Georget.
After a statue from the Hall of the Muses in the Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican.

In Greek mythology, Erato is the muse associated with lyric and erotic poetry. She is one of the nine Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who inspire various forms of art and learning. Erato is often depicted holding a lyre, a stringed musical instrument.