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Ganymede by Tennyson, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Art ExhibitionsLibraries
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Lithograph
Front of Ganymede by Tennyson, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., lithograph postcard
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Back of Ganymede by Tennyson, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., lithograph postcard
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A color reproduction of the mural 'Ganymede' in the Library of Congress, showing a nude youth riding a large eagle, with pink drapery, against a blue background within a decorative arch labeled TENNYSON.

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PublisherB. S. Reynolds Co.
TENNYSON GANYMEDE 180-A Ganymede Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 70566 --- GANYMEDE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C. TENNYSON-GANYMEDE When Jupiter came down to earth, to seek a successor to Hebe as Cupbearer to the Gods, he took the form of an eagle, and flying over Mount Ida, saw the Trojan Prince Ganymede, whom he carried off to Olympus. Tennyson in his "Palace of Art" describes, as among the pictures decorating its walls, one of Ganymede borne aloft by the eagle— Or else flushed Ganymede, his rosy thigh Half buried in the Eagle's down, Sole as a flying star shot thro' the sky Above the pillar'd town. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE B. S. REYNOLDS CO., 918 D ST., NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D. C. "C.T. AMERICAN ART", REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. C.T. Co. CHICAGO
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Series180-A
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC
Place mentionedWashington, DC
PublisherB. S. Reynolds Co., 918 D St., Northwest, Washington, DC
NotesWhite border; printed caption at bottom; number 70566 at lower right. No postmark. Undivided back ("THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY"), C.T. American Art / B. S. Reynolds Co. imprint, c. 1907 or earlier. Pencil "#59" at lower right; no message, no address, no stamp.

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Ganymede by Tennyson, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ganymede-by-tennyson-library-of-congress-washington-d-c. Accessed October 5, 2026.