Several men ask Penelope for her hand, as her husband Odysseus is said to have died. Penelope points to the loom in front of her, to clarify that she will not choose a new husband until she has completed the shroud for her father-in-law Lartes. Behind her hangs a pair of scissors referring to the moment at night when she destroys her weaving. Above the image, an angel surrounded by a halo of rays holds a laurel wreath and a torch. Below a rose and a lily branch. Penelope at her loom Title page for: Penelope, 1821., print maker: Philippus Velijn, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman

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