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Brown wash drawing of a nude male body sprawled on rocks with a spear, a ghostly female figure rising from the sea, and a draped figure beside a tall rock.

Thetis Mourning the Body of Achilles

A brown wash drawing shows a nude male figure sprawled across a rocky foreground, a spear lying beside him. Above, a ghostly female figure rises from the sea, while a larger draped figure leans near a tall rock at right. Dramatic, shadowy tonal contrasts dominate the composition.

Artist
Henry Fuseli
Date
1780
Medium
Brush and brown and brownish-red wash, over graphite, on cream laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1232 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1780).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Español: Tetis llorando el cuerpo de Aquiles

Un dibujo en aguada café muestra una figura masculina desnuda tendida sobre una roca en primer plano, con una lanza junto a ella. Arriba, una figura femenina difusa surge del mar, mientras una figura drapeada se inclina junto a una alta roca a la derecha. Los contrastes tonales oscuros dominan la composición.

Português: Tétis chorando o corpo de Aquiles

Um desenho em aguada marrom mostra uma figura masculina nua estendida sobre rochas no primeiro plano, com uma lança ao lado. Acima, uma figura feminina espectral surge do mar, enquanto uma figura drapeada se inclina junto a uma rocha alta à direita. Contrastes tonais escuros dominam a composição.