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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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

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[London] (No. 46 Fleet Street) : Publish'd by G. Kearsly, 1 March 1777.

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 23.9 x 17.4 cm

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Aristodemus, being elected king of Crete, is crowned by the venerable sages. C. Monnet inv.t ; W. Walker sc.

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Wellcome Collection 3020961i

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