Hexagonal drawing of two figures in pursuit, one in pink drapery, a woman raising a laurel sprig, and a reclining figure at right, in pen and watercolor.

Apollo and Daphne

A hexagonal drawing of two figures in pursuit: a man in billowing pink drapery strides left while a woman raises a laurel sprig, with a reclining figure at right. Pencil, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper, with wash landscape of rocks and grasses.

Artist: Felice Giani
Date: 1796–98
Medium: Pencil, pen and black ink, brush and watercolors on Paper.
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 4000 × 2392 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1798).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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