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Polyphemus Throwing Boulder at Acis, with Galatea (recto), and Pholyphemus Lifting Boulder (verso)

A work made of black chalk, and brush and gray wash (recto), and black chalk, and brush and brown wash (verso), on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of black chalk, and brush and gray wash (recto), and black chalk, and brush and brown wash (verso), on ivory laid paper.

Date:

n.d.

Artist:

John William Taverner
English, 1703-1772

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

John William Taverner

Title

Polyphemus Throwing Boulder at Acis, with Galatea (recto), and Pholyphemus Lifting Boulder (verso)

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1723–1772

Medium

Black chalk, and brush and gray wash (recto), and black chalk, and brush and brown wash (verso), on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

42.8 × 28.9 cm (16 7/8 × 11 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Reference Number

1922.1470

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