Phaeton demanding the Chariot of the Sun by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Phaeton demanding the Chariot of the Sun by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1728

© British Museum

Details

Medium:

Pen and sepia

Dimensions:

38 x 54 cm

Acquired in:

1917

Presented by:

Henry Oppenheimer through The Art Fund

This work was donated by Henry Oppenheimer, who presented over 30 works to the British Museum through the Art Fund between 1907 and 1933.

Provenance

Sold with the collection of Sir Charles Bagot in 1836.