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John Flaxman
1755-1826
Athena Appearing in Answer to Orestes' Call; Orestes and the Furies(?); the Trial and Judgment of Orestes and the Furies by Athena (Eumenides)
[ca. 1793]
10 5/8 x 7 13/16 inches (270 x 200 mm)
Pencil, with pen and black ink, on paper.
1952.17
Gift of Mr. Janos Scholz.
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Watermark: none.
One of ten preliminary sketches for illustrations to "Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus" designed by John Flaxman, engraved by Thomas Piroli, Rome, 1793.
One of ten preliminary sketches for illustrations to "Compositions from the Tragedies of Aeschylus" designed by John Flaxman, engraved by Thomas Piroli, Rome, 1793.
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Inscribed at lower right, in pen and black ink, "W Blake".
Associated names
Goldstein, Max A. (Max Aaron), 1870-1941, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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