The Muses Thalia and Erato

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Artist: Andrea Appiani (Italian, Milan 1754–1817 Milan)
Date: 1754–1817
Medium: Black chalk; squared in black chalk
Dimensions: 18-7/8 x 13-3/8 in. (47.9 x 33.9 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Purchase, Mrs. Carl L. Selden Gift, in memory of Carl L. Selden, 1988
Accession no.: 1988.145

Portrait of a Musician
Andrea Appiani
c. 1800 · Painting
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of ArtAT-00010198
Aurora Riding in Her Chariot
Andrea Appiani
1754–1817 · Drawing
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00019597
The Muses Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Calliope, Clio, and Terpsichore (recto); Sketch of a Sleeping Child (verso)
Andrea Appiani
1811 · Drawing
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00019599
Study for the Portrait of General Desaix
Andrea Appiani
ca. 1800 · Drawing
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00022690

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.