Candaules, King of Lydia, Shews his Wife by Stealth to Gyges, One of his Ministers, as She Goes to Bed
Candaules, King of Lydia, Shews his Wife by Stealth to Gyges, One of his Ministers, as She Goes to Bed, is a 45. 1 by 55. 9 cm oil painting on canvas by English artist William Etty. It shows a scene from the Histories by Herodotus, in which Candaules invites his bodyguard Gyges to hide in the couple’s bedroom and watch...
