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Leda and the Swan
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Leda and the Swan

Thomas Rowlandson
late 18th or early 19th century
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The story

Rowlandson doubled the myth here. While Jupiter as a swan seduces Leda in front, a second swan chases another naked woman in the background. One early critic of his erotica called it a very pleasant composition.

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Object details

Title
Leda and the Swan
Artist
Thomas Rowlandson
Date
late 18th or early 19th century
Culture
British
Medium
Drawing, 14.3 x 18.1 cm
Object type
Drawings
Collection
Huntington Library
Credit line
Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number
EFA.0032
Original image
800 × 639 px
Source record
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License evidence
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