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The Constellations (Agamemnon); the Theban Maidens Pleading with Eteocles (Seven against Thebes); and other slight sketches

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John Flaxman
1755-1826

The Constellations (Agamemnon); the Theban Maidens Pleading with Eteocles (Seven against Thebes); and other slight sketches

ca. 1793
10 9/16 x 7 3/4 inches (270 x 197 mm)
Pencil, with pen and black ink, on paper.
1952.10

Gift of Mr. Janos Scholz.

Notes
One of ten preliminary sketches for illustrations to "Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus" designed by John Flaxman, engraved by Thomas Piroli, Rome, 1793.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed by the artist at upper right, in pen and black ink, "Agamemnon"; at center right, "Seven Captains"; inscribed in a different hand at lower right, "W Blake inv.".
Watermark: none.
Associated names
Goldstein, Max A. (Max Aaron), 1870-1941, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department