Circle of John Flaxman
1755-1826
Sea Battle with Figures Swimming toward Lifeboats
4 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches (121 x 142 mm)
Pencil, pen and brown ink, with brown wash, on paper.
1981.21:2
Gift of Mr. Frederick R. Koch.
Notes
Watermark: none visible through lining.
Perhaps a design for a fireplace or pedestal.
The Royal Library purchased from Frederick Koch the entire group of drawings formerly at Windsor Castle, except for the three sheets now in the Morgan Library.
Perhaps a design for a fireplace or pedestal.
The Royal Library purchased from Frederick Koch the entire group of drawings formerly at Windsor Castle, except for the three sheets now in the Morgan Library.
Associated names
Smith, Clifford.
Koch, Frederick R. (Frederick Robinson), former owner.
Koch, Frederick R. (Frederick Robinson), former owner.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 258.
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Century Drawings
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