Gray wash drawing of Apollo's sun chariot drawn by horses over clouds, with winged figures above and a rearing horse and trident-bearing figure below.

Tapestry Design: Apollo in His Chariot Led by Aurora

A gray-wash drawing in pen and brush shows a radiant sun-god in a chariot drawn by horses across a cloud, with winged figures and a hovering putto above. Below, a rearing horse and a figure with a trident stand on a shore near a dark sea.

Artist: Fedele Fischetti
Date: 1760–89
Medium: Pen and brush and black ink, gray wash on off-white laid paper, ruled border in pen and black ink, lined
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 4000 × 2297 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1789).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Tapestry Design: Apollo in His Chariot Led by Aurora

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