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| Keywords: Eugène Delacroix - The Children of Niobe Killed by Diana - Walters 372786.jpg This drawing is thought to depict a Greek myth Niobe the queen of Thebes had fourteen children-seven sons and seven daughters She made the tragic error of mocking the goddess Leto mother of only two offspring Apollo god of prophecy and music and Diana or Artemis chaste goddess of the wilderness To avenge the insult to their mother Diana slaughtered Niobe's daughters while Apollo killed the sons date graphite paper cm 13 34 23 5 accession number 37 2786 79164 Joseph F McCrindle 1923-2008 New York A0316 Joseph F McCrindle Foundation New York 2008 by bequest Walters Art Museum Gift of the Joseph F McCrindle Collection 2009 Stamped E D at upper right Expanding Horizons Recent Additions to the Drawings Collection The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2010 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license 2D Drawings by Eugène Delacroix Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Drawings in the Walters Art Museum Drawings of Diana Niobe | ||||
