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Creator:
Thomas Carwitham, active 1723
Title:

The Daughters of Cecrops discover Ericthonius: Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 2

Date:
1723
Medium:
Pen and brown ink and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 × 7 1/2 inches (12.7 × 19.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in brown ink, lower center: "Met..lib.2"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5501
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
basket | crow (animal) | Erichthonius, hidden in a basket, is handed over by Minerva to Aglauros and her sisters (Cecrops' daughters) to be taken care of | figures | forest | literary theme | Ovid's Metamorphoses | religious and mythological subject
Associated People:
Erichthonius, legendary early ruler of ancient Athens
Aglaurus, Athenian princess, one of the three daughters of Cecrops, sister to Herse and Pandrosos
Pandrosos, one of the three daughters of Cecrops, the first king of Athens, sister to Aglauros and Herse
Herse, figure in Greek mythology, daughter of Cecrops, sister to Aglauros and Pandrosos
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14915
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