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

A work made of black chalk with brown ink inscriptions (recto) and black chalk (verso) on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of black chalk with brown ink inscriptions (recto) and black chalk (verso) on ivory laid paper.

Date:

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

Artist:

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

About this artwork

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:)

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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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