The Daughters of Cecrops discover Ericthonius: Ovid; Metamorphoses; Book 2; Thomas Carwitham; active 1723; British; 1723; Pen; ink and brown wash on medium; slightly textured; white wove paper; Sheet: 5 x 7 1/2 inches (12.7 x 19.1 cm); basket; crow (animal); Erichthonius; hidden in a basket; is handed over by Minerva to Aglauros and her sisters (Cecrops' daughters) to be taken care of; figures; forest; literary theme; Ovid's Metamorphoses; religious and mythological subject