Ulysses Conducted by Calypso to the Forest, Cuts the Trees to build his Ship

A mezzotint made by Phillip Dawe in 1776, based on a painting by Angelica Kauffman

 

From the British Museum:

“Ulysses in the act of swinging an axe to chop down a tree to left, while Calypso turns away to right, head bowed, wiping her eyes with left hand, holding a fold of her cloak in right on a sea-shore; after Kauffman; scratched-letter proof before title. 1776
Mezzotint”

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