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Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence; Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry; Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy; Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry; Clio, Muse of History

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence; Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry; Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy; Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry; Clio, Muse of History

1800
(French, 1768–1832)
Overall: 275 x 177 cm (108 1/4 x 69 11/16 in.)
  • In 1819, Nicolas-Antoine de Castella, general of the Swiss regiments in France, purchased the paintings and placed them in his Castle of Wallenreid, Switzerland; direct descendants; Pierre de Castella, Mannaz, Switzerland.
  • Bracken Sparks, Amy, "Disappearing Act", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 48 no. 5, May/June 2008 Mentioned & reproduced: p. 10 archive.org
    Meynier, Charles, and Isabelle Mayer-Michalon. Meynier's Masterpiece: The Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis : an Important Rediscovery from the Salon of 1800, London : Daniel Katz Gallery, 2019. 26. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 26-27, fig. 14.
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