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Mounted armoured archer with figure to right: 3686.f.16

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Mounted armoured archer with figure to right

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Haydon, Benjamin Robert

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1905) by Parsons (Brompton Road)

Dating

Circa 1805 - 1826

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)
Drawing Size Height 185 mm Width 228 mm
Page Size Height 314 mm Width 194 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen, brown ink, black chalk, on paper, laid down on an album sheet

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: L'Aurore ouvre les portes de l'Orient precede par Selene. / Apollo vanquishes Marsyas in - of Meenades (?) / Venus embrasse L' Amour / Hebe feeding the Eagle of Jupiter / Mercure arrete Herse / Neptune visite le (sic) nymphe Amymone (?) / Il account (?) aux cris du Gorgones qui a pre (?) le - / Meduse / Les Su - attirant les oiseaux par le nom de leur flat (?) / perse triomphe des Gorgones, et delivre - Andromade Bellerophon va combattre la Chimée. il est morte / sur Pegase. / Cadmon venge la mort de ses compagnons par celle / du draper de Mars qui gardoit la fontaine de / Dirce (?) / Europa - / Antiope est reconnu de ses filles.
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3686.f.16
Primary reference Number: 10948
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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