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Drawing

ca. 1804 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hector and Andromache, as he is about to take Astyanax from his nurse; Sheet of studies, of which the last is a more finished sketch; Drawn in pencil, some of the figures outlined with the pen; On the back of a summons to a meeting of the Royal Academy, signed by John Richards, R.A., Secretary, and dated 12 Dec. 1804.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
drawn in pencil, some of the figures outlined with the pen
Brief description
Stothard, Thomas; Hector and Andromache, as he is about to take Astyanax from his nurse; Sheet of studies, of which the last is a more finished sketch; Drawn in pencil, some of the figures outlined with the pen; On the back of a summons to a meeting of the Royal Academy; English School; ca. 1804.
Physical description
Hector and Andromache, as he is about to take Astyanax from his nurse; Sheet of studies, of which the last is a more finished sketch; Drawn in pencil, some of the figures outlined with the pen; On the back of a summons to a meeting of the Royal Academy, signed by John Richards, R.A., Secretary, and dated 12 Dec. 1804.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.8in
  • Width: 10.5in
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
Marks and inscriptions
On the back of a summons to a meeting of the Royal Academy, signed by John Richards, R.A., Secretary, and dated 12 Dec. 1804.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Production
The studies are drawn on the back of a summons to a meeting of the Royal Academy, dated 12 Dec. 1804.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
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
Accession number
DYCE.829

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Record createdNovember 11, 2009
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