'Sappho, Phaon and Cupid', 1809. Artist: Jacques-Louis David
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4007 x 3528 px | 33.9 x 29.9 cm | 13.4 x 11.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
1809Location:
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'Sappho, Phaon and Cupid', 1809. According to Greek legend, the poet Sappho fell in love with Phaon, a ferryman from the island of Lesbos, and when he rejected her, she committed suicide by throwing herself into the sea. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg.