The Judgment of Paris [recto]

Guillaume Lethière, c. 1812

This is a painting of a mythological scene in a wooded landscape. The scene depicts a variety of figures in elaborate dress, engaging in what seems to be a dramatic narrative involving water, swans, and a flowing… · description from the collection

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Artist: Guillaume Lethière ¹
Date: c. 1812 ¹
Medium: watercolor over black chalk on wove paper, squared in black chalk for transfer ¹
Original: 8,565 × 6,649 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, William B. O'Neal Fund

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