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Pen and wash drawing in an oval frame: two figures in a sun chariot with radiating rays, and a winged youth among clouds below.

Phaeton Bidding Apollo Farewell

An oval composition in pen, brown ink and colored washes shows two figures in an airy sun-chariot, one seated in flowing drapery and one standing and gesturing, with radiating rays behind them. Below, a winged youth floats among clouds, raising an object aloft.

Artist
Felice Giani
Date
ca. 1810
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and colored washes over black chalk on textured paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3123 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1815).
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

Español: Faetón despidiéndose de Apolo

Una composición ovalada en tinta de pluma, tinta parda y aguadas de color muestra dos figuras en un carro solar, una sentada con ropajes fluidos y otra de pie y gesticulando, con rayos radiantes detrás. Abajo, un joven alado flota entre nubes, alzando un objeto.

Português: Faetonte despedindo-se de Apolo

Uma composição oval em nanquim, tinta marrom e aguadas coloridas mostra duas figuras em uma carruagem solar, uma sentada com vestes fluidas e outra em pé, gesticulando, com raios radiantes atrás delas. Abaixo, um jovem alado flutua entre nuvens, erguendo um objeto.