Ode II, to Miss Sarah Fowler

Title: Ode II, to Miss Sarah Fowler
Rights: The British Museum, London, UK. © The Trustees of the British Museum. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
Creator: Giovanni Antonio Faldoni (1689-c.1770), after Ludwig Stern (1709-1777)
Date: 1804
Description: Sappho stands by a river stream in a dress with fabric draped around her shoulders and back. Her left arm is at her side holding a lyre. Her right arm is raised with a writing utensil. Three cherubs float above her. To her left lies a river deity with a vase pouring water into the stream. They lean on the vase, looking up at Sappho. Their upper torso and breasts are exposed with the rest of their body draped by fabric. The river is lined with plants, grass, and trees in the distance. Below this illustration is a page with letterprint writing. Small signatures are directly below the art.
Format: Engraving and letterpress on paper. 9.4 × 5.8 in.
Language: English and French
Publisher: The British Museum
Contributor: Shenai Beyale
Identifier: The British Museum. 1871,0211.139.
Subject: Sappho; book; literature; landscape; stream; river; deity
Source: Jpg file. The British Museum. 11/9/2025. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1871-0211-139