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Engraving of a nude man with a staff facing a winged sphinx on rocks in a dark cave setting.

Oedipus and the Sphinx

An engraved plate shows a nude young man standing on rocky ground with a staff, turning toward a winged sphinx perched on a boulder at left. Dark cave-like rock forms and fine hatched lines frame the scene, with a small figure visible at lower right.

Artist
Claude Ferdinand Gaillard
Date
1867
Medium
Engraving on ivory China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2008 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1867).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection

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