Apollo and Daphne
Artist
William Williams
(England, active 1763 - 1800)
Date1798
Mediumpencil drawing
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
Dimensions8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches
AcquisitionPresented in 1957 by Miss Lizzie Hogarth.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationHistoric Loss - research into this object's history and current status is ongoing
Object numberABDAG017668
About MeOne of 99 drawings on 92 leaves of paper from a sketchbook used by William Williams.A scene from classical mythology, with three female figures in the foreground, one of whom - Daphne, a wood nymph is in the process of metamorphosing into a tree to avoid the unwanted attentions of Apollo. There is a menacing looking swan looking up into the sky at Apollo's chariot from which a figure, Phaeton, can be seen falling. Both these episodes are recounted in Ovid's metamorphoses.
This drawing, along with 46 other leaves from the same sketchbook, is now untraced. Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums is keen to reunite the drawings as one album. If you have any information relating to the current whereabouts of this work please contact Aberdeen Art Gallery.
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1984
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1984
c.1815
Apollo
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
1962-1963
