A Way of Life: The Collection of Barbara & Ernest Kafka
Francis Danby, A.R.A.
Telemachus and Mentor in the Bay of Calypso
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400 - 600 GBP
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A Way of Life: The Collection of Barbara & Ernest Kafka
Follower of Francis Danby, A.R.A.
Wexford 1793 - 1861 Exmouth
Telemachus and Mentor in the Bay of Calypso
Oil on panel
425 by 612 mm
With Agnew's, London (as Francis Danby),
where acquired by the late owners
where acquired by the late owners
Telemachus was the son of Odysseus, while Mentor was the Ithacan hero's old friend. They are seen here meeting the nymph Calypso, who had previously held Odysseus captive on her island for seven years.
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