Sleep Escaping from the Wrath of Jupiter – "But gentle Night to whom I fled for Aid (the Friend of Earth and Heaven), Her Wings Display'd" (Pope's Iliad, Book 14, line 293)

John Flaxman1793

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Title: Sleep Escaping from the Wrath of Jupiter – "But gentle Night to whom I fled for Aid (the Friend of Earth and Heaven), Her Wings Display'd" (Pope's Iliad, Book 14, line 293)
Creator: John Flaxman
Date Created: 1793
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 11 x 8 5/16 in. (27.9 x 21.1 cm)
Type: Drawing
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/341697
Medium: Pen and black ink over graphite
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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