Apollo, Herdsman to King Admetus, seated at left playing the lyre with fauns and dryads dancing and listening at right, Mercury stealing the King's cattle in the background at right

Various artists/makers

1768

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Apollo, Herdsman to King Admetus, seated at left playing the lyre with fauns and dryads dancing and listening at right, Mercury stealing the King's cattle in the background at right
Artist: William Byrne (British, 1743–1805)
Artist: Intermediary draftsman Richard Earlom (British, London 1743–1822 London)
Artist: After Filippo Lauri (Italian, Rome 1623–1694 Rome)
Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
Date: 1768
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 15 13/16 × 19 5/16 in. (40.2 × 49.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.3214
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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