Head of Silenus

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Artist/Maker	Blyth, Robert (engraver) Blyth, Robert (publisher) Mortimer, John Hamilton (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Print depicting the head of Silenus. Printed in brown ink.

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Categories	Prints Myths & Legends
Object type	Print
Title	Head of Silenus (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Etching Etching
Brief description	Head of Silenus. Etching by Robert Blyth after John Hamilton Mortimer, 1779.
Physical description	Print depicting the head of Silenus. Printed in brown ink.
Dimensions	Height: 23.8cm Width: 20.6cm Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO 1964
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'Drawn by Mortimer. Etched by R. Blyth. Published as the Act directs, July 19 1779, by R. Blyth' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted	Head Silenus
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1960 and 1961 London: HMSO, 1964
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.355-1961

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O702491/head-of-silenus-print-blyth-robert/

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