Pyramus and Thisbe (recto); Three Male Figures with Mausoleum Floor Plan (verso)

Prints and Drawings

n.d. (recto); 1770/1789 or 19th c. (verso)

Attributed to Thomas Banks (English, 1735-1805)
or an unknown artist (British, 19th century)
or Gavin Hamilton (Scottish, 1723-1798)

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Thomas Banks
Title: Pyramus and Thisbe (recto); Three Male Figures with Mausoleum Floor Plan (verso)
Place: United Kingdom (Artist's nationality)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1700–1789
Medium: Black chalk with brown ink inscriptions (recto) and black chalk (verso) on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 18.5 × 23.5 cm (7 5/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
Reference Number: 1993.248.47
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