Drawing, Three Sketches of Theseus Subjects, for the Sala di Teseo, Palazzo Gaddi, Forli, 1819 (CH 18118143)

At left: kneeling youngster takes sword and shoes of father Aegeus from beneath stone. Aethra stands beside. In pen and brown ink above: " I/Etra madre di Teseo/ li mostra larmi de padre; at center: King Aegeus recognizes his son during a meal, in brown ink above: 2/ Teseo riconosiuto dal/ padre Egeo; at right: Theseus standing over corpse of Minotaur, embraces Ariadne, in ink above 3/ Teseo ucide il minotauro/ per la bonta di arianna.