Telemachus and Mentor Landing on the Island of Calypso

Edward Francis Burneyundated

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Title: Telemachus and Mentor Landing on the Island of Calypso
Creator: Edward Francis Burney, 1760–1848, British
Creator Lifespan: 1760/1848
Creator Nationality: British
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: undated
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 9 7/8 inches (19.1 × 25.1 cm)
Subject Keywords: adventures of the Greeks after the fall of Troy: the wanderings of Ulysses (Homer, Odyssey), Telemachus and Calypso, religious and mythological subject, Greek mythology, nymphs, Telemachus starts out with Mentor, in search of his father
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Pen and brown ink, graphite and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Abel Cary Thomas, Yale BA 1905, transfer from the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery

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