Thetis Gives Achilles in Charge of Chiron

An engraved print shows a centaur with a man's torso and horse's body standing at left, gesturing toward a seated nude woman draped in cloth on a rock. Rocky crags, a tree at left, and a distant hilltop town frame the mythological scene in fine sepia line work.

Artist

William Miers

Date

Medium

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

3000 × 2369 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum