Reverse glass painting Odysseus and Polyphemus. Circa 1850. reverse glass painting. 17 x 27 cm. Monogrammed. Framed in original tortoiseshell frame (unopened). The mythological scene depicted in reverse glass painting shows the Cyclops Polyphenus being observed by Odysseus. On his journey, Odysseus and his companions enter the cave of the one-eyed Cyclops Polyphemus, who captures them and eats some of them. To escape, Odysseus pretends to be "nobody" to the giant and offers him wine until he falls asleep drunk. Odysseus then stabs Polyphemus in the eye with a red-hot stake. When the blinded Cyclops calls for help and says that "Nobody" has attacked him, his fellow Cyclopes do not come to his aid. In the end, Odysseus and his men escape by tying themselves under the bellies of the sheep that Polyphemus lets out of the cave the next morning. - Broken glass in the upper left corner. Otherwise very good. Nuanced composition with spatial depth effect, the colour fresh. Reverse glass painting. Monogrammed. Framed in the original tortoiseshell frame (unopened). - The mythological scene depicted in rare reverse glass painting shows the Cyclops Polyphemus and Odysseus hiding behind a rock. On his journey, Odysseus and his companions enter the cave of the one-eyed Cyclops Polyphemus, who captures them and eats some of them. To escape, Odysseus pretends to be "nobody" to the giant and offers him wine until he falls asleep drunk. Odysseus then stabs Polyphemus in the eye with a red-hot stake. When the blinded Cyclops calls for help and says that "Nobody" has attacked him, his fellow Cyclopes do not come to his aid. In the end, Odysseus and his men escape by tying themselves under the bellies of the sheep that Polyphemus lets out of the cave the next morning. - Broken glass in the upper left corner. Otherwise very good. Nuanced composition with spatial depth effect, the colour fresh. This lot is taxed. The hammer price is subject to a 24.95% buyer's premium and the final invoice amount to 7% (books, art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, silkscreens, offset prints, photographs) in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.