2004.0068.036.003 Drawing, view 1
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Drawing (Graphite and watercolor drawing)

  • Title:

    Study for Illiad plate 28, Juno Cammanding the Sun to Set [recto]; Nude Man holding Bow with Fallen Enemies at his Feet [verso]

  • Category:

    Works on Paper

  • Creator (Role):

    John Flaxman R.A. (Draftsman)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1790-1805

  • Materials:

    Graphite; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Drawn

  • Museum Object Number:

    2004.0068.036.003


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Object Number

2004.0068.036.003

Object Name

Drawing (Graphite and watercolor drawing)

Title

Study for Illiad plate 28, Juno Cammanding the Sun to Set [recto]; Nude Man holding Bow with Fallen Enemies at his Feet [verso]

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Frank Henry Sommer, Ph.D.

Creator (Role)

John Flaxman R.A. (Draftsman)
07/06/1755-12/07/1826

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1790-1805

Subjects

Mythological; Book illustration; Literature; Homer; Classical; Iliad

Materials

Graphite; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Drawn

Dimensions (inches)

6.3 (H) , 9.213 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16 (H) , 23.4 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements by sight, in frame.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Wark, Robert R. 1970 Drawings by John Flaxman in the Huntington Collection.
For Flaxman's drawings for book illustrations see pp.19-20.
[Book] Essick, Robert & La Belle, Jenijoy. 1977 Flaxman's Illustrations to Homer.