Telemachus and Mentor attend the coronation of Aristodemus as king of Crete. Engraving by W. Walker, 1777, after C. Monnet after F. de La Mothe-Fénelon.
- Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe-, 1651-1715.
- Date:
- 1 March 1777
- Reference:
- 3020961i
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Description
An episode in François de Salignac de La Mothe Fénelon, Les aventures de Télémaque, fils d'Ulysse, book VI. Mentor nominates Aristodemus to be King of Crete in succession to Idomeneus after Mentor himself and Telemachus have both refused the throne
Publication/Creation
[London] (No. 46 Fleet Street) : Publish'd by G. Kearsly, 1 March 1777.
Physical description
1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 23.9 x 17.4 cm
Lettering
Aristodemus, being elected king of Crete, is crowned by the venerable sages. C. Monnet inv.t ; W. Walker sc.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3020961i
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