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John Flaxman
1755-1826
Two sketches of Clytaemnestra's Libation to the Furies, and one of the Ghost of Clytaemnestra Awakening the Furies (Eumenides)
[ca. 1793]
10 9/16 x 7 13/16 inches (270 x 190 mm)
Pencil, with pen and black ink, on paper.
1952.14
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.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed by the artist in pencil at upper right, "Aeschylus"; at lower right, "177"; inscribed by a different hand 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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