Apollo and Daphne

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Artist
Robert Ingersoll Aitken, American, 1878–1949
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Within framing lines is the figure of Daphne, transformed into a tree, being embraced by the nude figure of Apollo on his knees.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken
ca. 1921
Accession Number
1959-87-38
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
mythology
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Red chalk on cream laid stationery paper
Dimensions
26.7 × 14.2 cm (10 1/2 × 5 9/16 in.)
made in
USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1959-87-38
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
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