Phaeton and Apollo

Phaëthon begs the sun god Apollo to be allowed to drive in the sun chariot for a day. Apollo spreads his hands above the head of his son. On the left men hold the horses of the sun chariot in check. Aurora, the goddess of dawn, flies in the middle above with her torch. On the right Father Time with his scythe, Ceres with ears of corn, and the Hours with flowers in their hands. Bottom left the Four Winds. After the painting in the Chambre des Muses in the Hôtel Lambert. Print is part of a series of prints after the paintings in the Hôtel Lambert in Paris.