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Drawing, Odysseus and the Cattle of the Sun God

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and subject: Homer. It is dated ca. 1600 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 7.1 × 10.7 cm (2 13/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Odysseus and the Cattle of the Sun God; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Subject: Homer (Greek (active 8th or 9th century BCE)); Netherlands; recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on paper; H x W: 7.1 × 10.7 cm (2 13/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-115

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