Telephus (son of Hercules) being suckled by a doe in the temple of Athena where as an infant he was left to die. Colour photogravure after a mural at Herculaneum.

Selected images from this work

Telephus is recognized by Hercules in the temple of Athena at Tegea

Firenze [Florence] (Via Nazionales Casa Fondata nel) : Flli Alinari, 1854.

1 print : photogravure, printed in colour

Some lettering on reverse: "Telephus suckled by a doe. From a mural painting found at Herculaneum. Original in Naples Museum ..."

A. Stenico, Roman and Etruscan painting, London 1963, p. 34 and fig. 86

Wellcome Collection 17496i

After: a wall painting from the basilica at Herculaneum, fresco transferred to panel 86.5 x 75 cm., in the Museo Nazionale, Naples