Print made by Henry Fuseli, 1741–1825, Swiss, active in Britain (1766–70; 1779 on)Published by Georg Jacob Vollweiler, active 1805–1807
Title:
Heavenly Ganymede
Date:
1804, published 1807
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 3/4 inches (31.8 × 24.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper center: "And Heavenly Ganymede | The fairest youth of all that breathed, whom for his beauty's love | The Gods, did ravish to their state to bear the cup to Jove."; lower center: "... And heavenly Ganymied | The fairest youth of all that breathed, whom for his | Beauties ... the Gods did ... to their state to bear | the cup to Jove"; lower left: "[Jce] Fuzily's writing above"; lower right: "Fuseli | Ganymede"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection