Circle of Bertel Thorvaldsen (Copenhagen 1770-1844), Early 19th Century

Daniel Katz Ltd., London;

From whom acquired by Aso O. Tavitian, London, 3 July 2006.

According to Greek Mythology, Hypnos was the personification of sleep, who visited mortals to help them fall asleep. Ovid, in his epic poem The Metamorphoses, describes Hypnos as living in a dark cave with his four sons, who were charged with invoking dreams in humans.