Ulysses Discovers Achilles in Scyros

A pen and brown ink drawing on pale blue laid paper shows figures in a draped interior: a seated bearded man at right, a standing woman in loose trousers at center, and a kneeling woman at left. Jewels spill from an open chest and a spear lies on the tiles, while onlookers fill the background.

Artist

Felice Giani

Date

ca. 1790

Medium

Pen and brown ink over traces of graphite on light blue laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

4000 × 3413 px

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