DrawingsItalian18th century

Telemachus Consoled by Termosiris, High Priest of the Temple of Apollo

c. 1790

Artists

Felice GianiArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Gray ink and brown wash over graphite on light blue-green laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

27.8 × 41.1 cm (10 15/16 × 16 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Richard Brilliant, New York, sold [through Shepherd Gallery, New York]; to [W. M. Brady, New York, NY], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016.

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