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Gray wash drawing of Apollo's sun chariot drawn by horses over clouds, with winged figures above and a rearing horse and trident-bearing figure below.

Tapestry Design: Apollo in his Chariot Led by Aurora

A gray-wash drawing in pen and brush shows a radiant sun-god in a chariot drawn by horses across a cloud, with winged figures and a hovering putto above. Below, a rearing horse and a figure with a trident stand on a shore near a dark sea.

Artist
Fedele Fischetti
Date
1760–89
Medium
Pen and brush and black ink, gray wash on off-white laid paper, ruled border in pen and black ink, lined
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 2297 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1789).
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: Diseño para tapiz: Apolo en su carro guiado por Aurora

Un dibujo en lavado gris, realizado con pluma y pincel, muestra a un dios solar radiante en un carro tirado por caballos sobre una nube, con figuras aladas y un putto volando arriba. Abajo, un caballo encabritado y una figura con tridente están en una orilla.

Português: Desenho para tapeçaria: Apolo em sua carruagem guiado por Aurora

Um desenho em aguada cinza, feito com pena e pincel, mostra um deus do sol radiante em uma carruagem puxada por cavalos sobre uma nuvem, com figuras aladas e um putto voando acima. Abaixo, um cavalo empinado e uma figura com tridente estão numa praia.

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