An engraving titled "Tornado, Zeus Battling Typhon," engraved by William Blake in 1795 after a composition by Henry Fuseli, made to illustrate an edition of Erasmus Darwin's poem "The Botanic Garden." It shows Zeus in aerial combat with the storm giant Typhon, cast as an allegory of a tornado. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints department, under accession 2007.49.389, Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005.
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Object TypePrint (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1 Physical Form
MediumEngraving, William Blake after Henry Fuseli, 1795, Metropolitan Museum of Art 2007.49.389 1 Medium (class) Connections
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Source Tornado, Zeus Battling Typhon, accession 2007.49.389 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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The Met's own title for this engraving names the subject outright, "Typhon," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
Source Tornado, Zeus Battling Typhon, accession 2007.49.389 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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1. Tornado, Zeus Battling Typhon, accession 2007.49.389 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 2007.49.389
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An engraving titled "Tornado, Zeus Battling Typhon," engraved by William Blake in 1795 after a composition by Henry Fuseli, made to illustrate an edition of Erasmus Darwin's poem "The Botanic Garden.
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