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Hubert François Gravelot
1699-1773
Themistocles Asking Protection of Admetus
1738-1740?
Brown ink over red chalk, on paper.
5 7/16 x 3 1/8 inches (138 x 79 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2046
Inscription:
Drawing signed at lower right, "H. Gravelot inv. et delin."
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Notes:
Gravelot's design is preparatory for an illustration to Charles Rollin's "The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians" (first published in London: Knapton, 1738-1740). The scene depicts Themistocles, his hand resting on an altar, kneeling before King Admetus, with the King's son standing by his side; on the far right, is a young man with two dogs on leash.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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