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Odysseus Recognized by his Old Nurse Eurycleia while Penelope Is Distracted by Athena

Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
1774-1833

Odysseus Recognized by his Old Nurse Eurycleia while Penelope Is Distracted by Athena

18 1/8 x 23 1/16 inches (460 x 578 mm)
Black chalk with smudging, white chalk, on light-brown paper.
1961.36

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Notes
This drawing illustrates a scene drawn from Book XIX of Homer's "Odyssey".
Formerly attributed to François-André Vincent, Paris 1746-1816 Paris.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed on verso, in black chalk, at lower center, "Vincent".
Watermark: Countermark: Letters "DLG", individual letters placed between chain lines.
Associated names
Baderou, Henri, former owner.
Homer. Odyssey.
Bibliography
Adams, Frederick B., Jr., comp. Twelfth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1962. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1963, p. 90-91.
Denison, Cara D. French Drawings, 1550-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, no. 85.
Classification
Century Drawings
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