Perseus Destroying the Harpies

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Artist/Maker	Mortimer, John Hamilton (artist)
Place of origin	England (drawn)

Perseus Destroying the Harpies; He stands on the right, striking at one of them with his sword; Only the upper part of the drawing is finished, a portion of the figure of Perseus being in outline; Drawn in pen.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Perseus Destroying the Harpies
Materials and techniques	drawn in pen Paper Pen Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description	Mortimer, John Hamilton; Perseus Destroying the Harpies; He stands on the right, striking at one of them with his sword; Only the upper part of the drawing is finished, a portion of the figure of Perseus being in outline; Drawn in pen; English School; Second half of 18th century.
Physical description	Perseus Destroying the Harpies; He stands on the right, striking at one of them with his sword; Only the upper part of the drawing is finished, a portion of the figure of Perseus being in outline; Drawn in pen.
Dimensions	Height: 9.3in Width: 8.5in Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style	English School
Credit line	Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted	Harpies Sword Perseus
Bibliographic reference	DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.633

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Record created	October 29, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1139647/perseus-destroying-the-harpies-drawing-mortimer-john-hamilton/

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