Wandelaar, Jan, Folkema, Jacob, Adventures of Telemachus, Telemachus refuses the crown and scepter of the Cretans, verso - stamped, After Idomeneus, king of Crete, was driven out by his people, the people decided to look for a new king. When Telemachus arrived in Crete, it was decided that he should become the new king of Crete. The scene shows a man kneeling among Cretans, offering Telemachus a crown and a scepter. Telemachus refuses to accept both objects. The illustration was made for the story from book 5 of Telemachus' adventures, written by François de Fénélon., print, book illustration, prints, height 232 mm, width 184 mm, Dutch, 1692 - 1767, print maker, printmaker, 1758 - 1767, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Northern Netherlands, 1690-04-14 - 1759-03-26, intermediary draughtsman