Ulysses defying the Cyclops
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Title
Ulysses defying the Cyclops
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Book illustrations -- Homer -- Odyssey
Names
Schützenberger, Louis-Frédéric (1825-1903). (Artist)
Goupil & Cie (Printer of plates)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1887
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Homer. Odyssey
Seas
Giants
Throwing
Boulders
Odysseus (Greek mythology)
Cyclopes (Greek mythology)
Sailboats -- Greek -- To 499
Galleys (Ships) -- Greece -- To 499
Genres
Notes
Source Note: Great men and famous women : a series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in history. (New York : Hess, c1894) Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis) (1870-1942), Editor.
Physical Description
Photogravures
Extent: 15 x 20 cm
Abstract
The Cyclops Polyphemus tosses rocks at the fleeing Odysseus and his crew
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e99cee90-c5bd-012f-7b8b-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Ulysses defying the Cyclops" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1887. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e99cee90-c5bd-012f-7b8b-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1887). Ulysses defying the Cyclops Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e99cee90-c5bd-012f-7b8b-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Ulysses defying the Cyclops" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e99cee90-c5bd-012f-7b8b-58d385a7bc34
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