Pygmalion sees the statue come alive The story of Pygmalion (series title) Pigmalion (series title on object); Pygmalion enters the room and shies back when he sees the statue that greets him. The print is part of a series about the story of Pygmalion; Pygmalion falls in love with the statue he is carving; statue coming to life: at Pygmalion's prayer; a statue (the last one called Galatea) comes to life; a favor of Venus (Ovid; Metamorphoses X 280); Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene de Ghendt (mentioned on object); Paris; 1748 - 1815; paper; engraving; w 153 mm x h 230 mm