Drawing
pre 1932 (drawn)
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Copy, in pencil, of a Roman mural painting depicting three women, set within an interior space, with three cherubs. The woman on the right is seated by a cage containing a cherub and is lifting a second cherub, by its wings, out of the cage. On the left there are two other women, one is seated with a cherub on her lap.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Pencil drawing on paper |
Brief description | Drawing, copy of a mural painting from Pompeii, Herculaneum or Stabiae, pencil, Italy, pre 1932 |
Physical description | Copy, in pencil, of a Roman mural painting depicting three women, set within an interior space, with three cherubs. The woman on the right is seated by a cage containing a cherub and is lifting a second cherub, by its wings, out of the cage. On the left there are two other women, one is seated with a cherub on her lap. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by F. L. Lucas |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933. |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.3954-1932 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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