Thomas Carwitham, active 1723, British, The Daughters of Cecrops discover Ericthonius: Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 2, 1723
- Title:
- The Daughters of Cecrops discover Ericthonius: Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 2
- Date:
- 1723
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and brown ink and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, white wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 × 7 1/2 inches (12.7 × 19.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower center: "Met..lib.2"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.5501
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- basket | crow (animal) | Erichthonius, hidden in a basket, is handed over by Minerva to Aglauros and her sisters (Cecrops' daughters) to be taken care of | figures | forest | literary theme | Ovid's Metamorphoses | religious and mythological subject
- Associated People:
- Erichthonius, legendary early ruler of ancient Athens
Aglaurus, Athenian princess, one of the three daughters of Cecrops, sister to Herse and Pandrosos
Pandrosos, one of the three daughters of Cecrops, the first king of Athens, sister to Aglauros and Herse
Herse, figure in Greek mythology, daughter of Cecrops, sister to Aglauros and Pandrosos - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14915
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