Phaethon in the palace of Helios

In the palace of the sun god Helios, Phaëton asks for proof that the sun god is his father. Phaëton kneels before his father, seated on a throne under a canopy. To prove his paternity, Phaëton may ask for anything he wishes. The boy then asks for the sun chariot. Below the scene: two times two lines of Latin text. This print is part of a series of 52 prints depicting stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses. This series is divided into three numbered sequences: two of 20 prints and one of 12 prints. This print belongs to the second sequence.