Philipp Otto Runge: Ossian, 1805

Philipp Otto Runge (1777–1810): Ossian, 1805, 39.8 × 24 cm, pen and ink / pencil, source: http://www.zeno.org - Contumax GmbH & Co. KG. http://www.zeno.org/Kunstwerke/B/Runge,+Philipp+Otto%3A+Ossian. Public Domain.

Philipp Otto Runge was probably the best-known German artist to depict Ossianic motifs. This drawing shows Ossian in an idealised bard's pose, his harp combining artistic and martial attributes.

Philipp Otto Runge (1777–1810), Ossian, 39.8 × 24 cm, pen and ink / pencil, 1805; source: Contumax GmbH & Co. KG, http://www.zeno.org/Kunstwerke/B/Runge,+Philipp+Otto%3A+Ossian, Public Domain.