Telemachus discovering the priest of Apollo
Watercolour
1809 (made)
1809 (made)
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Watercolour of Telemachus discovering the priest of Apollo. To the left, there is a Doric temple surrounded by an encroaching forest. The elderly priest stands on the temple steps, reading a book. Telemachus walks barefoot, with his arms outstretched, and his head turned in profile to look at the priest.
The scene comes from François Fénelon's Les Aventures de Télémaque, Book II: "I plunged into a dark forest, where I suddenly perceived an old man with a book in his hand. . .. He was a priest of Apollo, whom he served in a marble temple which the kings of Egypt had consecrated in the forest. The book which he held was a collection of hymns in honour of the gods."
Signed and dated in the bottom right corner.
The scene comes from François Fénelon's Les Aventures de Télémaque, Book II: "I plunged into a dark forest, where I suddenly perceived an old man with a book in his hand. . .. He was a priest of Apollo, whom he served in a marble temple which the kings of Egypt had consecrated in the forest. The book which he held was a collection of hymns in honour of the gods."
Signed and dated in the bottom right corner.
Object details
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| Title | Telemachus discovering the priest of Apollo (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour, 'Telemachus discovering the priest of Apollo', by Stephen Francis Rigaud, ca. 1809. |
| Physical description | Watercolour of Telemachus discovering the priest of Apollo. To the left, there is a Doric temple surrounded by an encroaching forest. The elderly priest stands on the temple steps, reading a book. Telemachus walks barefoot, with his arms outstretched, and his head turned in profile to look at the priest. The scene comes from François Fénelon's Les Aventures de Télémaque, Book II: "I plunged into a dark forest, where I suddenly perceived an old man with a book in his hand. . .. He was a priest of Apollo, whom he served in a marble temple which the kings of Egypt had consecrated in the forest. The book which he held was a collection of hymns in honour of the gods." Signed and dated in the bottom right corner. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | S. Rigaud 1809 (Signed and dated.) |
| Object history | Exhibited at the Old Water Colour Society, 1809. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Timothy Wilcox, ed. The triumph of watercolour : the early years of the Royal Watercolour Society 1805-55 London: Philip Wilson, 2005. ISBN 1898519250 |
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| Accession number | 76-1873 |
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| Record created | May 10, 2007 |
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