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Falling Giant

Print
1750-1805 (etched)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Thomas Banks' statue 'Falling Giant'; Aquatint print.
The same figure as that which is engraved from the statue, by William Bond. See, DYCE.2925.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFalling Giant
Materials and techniques
aquatint print on paper
Brief description
Thomas Banks' statue 'Falling Giant'; Aquatint print; Published in a set of 'Etchings by and from the most esteemed English Artists' by Richard Morton Paye; By Thomas Banks R.A.; English School; 1750-1805.
Physical description
Thomas Banks' statue 'Falling Giant'; Aquatint print.
The same figure as that which is engraved from the statue, by William Bond. See, DYCE.2925.
Dimensions
  • Page height: 45.7cm (approx)
  • Page width: 33cm (approx)
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'FALLING GIANT, original etching by T. Banks.'
  • 'T. Banks fecit aquafortis e marmis in Academia regia Londinensis'
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Published in a set of 'Etchings by and from the most esteemed English Artists' by Richard Morton Paye.
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 : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874.
Collection
Accession number
DYCE.2917

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Record createdApril 22, 2010
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