Perseus

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Artist/Maker	Morgan, William E. C. (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Print depicting the nude figure of Perseus, seated and holding a sword. The severed head of Medusa sits on a tree-stump in front of him.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Perseus (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	engraving Paper Engraving
Brief description	'Perseus', engraving by William E. C. Morgan, Great Britain, 1929
Physical description	Print depicting the nude figure of Perseus, seated and holding a sword. The severed head of Medusa sits on a tree-stump in front of him.
Dimensions	Height: 8.75in Width: 8.1875in Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Marks and inscriptions	William E. C. Morgan. 1929. (signed in pencil) Proof. E. (inscribed in pencil)
Credit line	Given by Mr Campbell Dodgson, CBE
Subjects depicted	Mythology Rabbits Treetrunk Nudes Sword Men Perseus Medusa
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2823-1929

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O752600/perseus-print-morgan-william-e/

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