Source Note: Elite des monuments céramographiques : matériaux pour l'histoire des religions et des moeurs de l'antiquité. (Paris : Leleux, 1844-1861) Lenormant, Charles (1802-1859), Author.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Lith. de Fourquemin. As. Housselin sc."--in stone.

Physical Description

Lithographs
Extent: 30.5 x 46.5 cm

Abstract

The Graces are the three nude women standing around the basin at center. "Graces" is the Roman term for these personifications of elegance and beauty. The Greeks called them the "Charities". They were the daughters of Zeus, and had the names Euphrosyne (Joy), Aglaia (Brilliance) and Thalia (the Bloom of Life). The Hours were a set of goddesses, also daughters of Zeus, who presided over the orderly progression of life. They stand at left and right of the scene, one holding a covered container and the other a bottle.

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c77f60e0-c5be-012f-a843-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1844

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Three Graces bathing assisted by the Hours" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844 - 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c77f60e0-c5be-012f-a843-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1844 - 1861). The Three Graces bathing assisted by the Hours Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c77f60e0-c5be-012f-a843-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The Three Graces bathing assisted by the Hours" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c77f60e0-c5be-012f-a843-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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