| Method | Etching and engraving |
| Artist | William Dean Taylor after Richard Cook |
| Published | [c. 1814 - 22] |
| Dimensions | Image 500 x 365 mm |
| Notes |
Inscription beneath title reads: "Help, Galatea, help, my parents gods, / And take me dying to your deep abodes." A scene from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' at the moment that the jealous cyclops Polyphemus throws a boulder at his love rival Acis. William Dean Taylor (1794 - 1857) was a British printmaker. He is best-known for producing engravings of antiquities in the British Museum. Richard Cook (1784 - 1857) was a British painter. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1817 and Royal Academician in 1822. He exhibited the painting 'Acis and Galatea' at the Royal Academy in 1814. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £350.00 |
| Stock ID | 30866 |