A photograph of a painting called 'Socrates seeking Alcibiades at the House of Aspasia'

A photographic print of a painting called 'Socrates seeking Alcibiades at the House of Aspasia'. The original name was 'Socrate venant chercher Alcibiade chez Aspasie' and was painted in 1861 by Jean-Léon Gérôme. The painting depicts the young man Alcibiades sitting on a couch on a terrace below a canopy with Aspasia lying on his lap, and Socrates standing beside him and taking his hand.

The photograph is captioned 'Alcibiade chez Aspasie'.

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ID:	ALB0029.71
Type:	Photographic print
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	Circa 1861-1870
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 153 mm x 236 mm
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A photograph of a painting called 'Socrates seeking Alcibiades at the House of Aspasia'

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