Tracing from 'Battle between Heraclius' army and Persians under Khosrau II' by Piero della Francesca.
Record Drawing of a Fresco
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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The head of a man in a helmet, with a lance. A horses head, with the mouth of another just visible on the left side.
Object details
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| Title | Tracing from 'Battle between Heraclius' army and Persians under Khosrau II' by Piero della Francesca. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink on tracing paper, pasted to thick paper. |
| Brief description | Full-size tracing after a fresco in an Italian church by Sir Austen Henry Layard, from 'Battle between Heraclius' army and Persians under Khosrau II' by Piero della Francesca. |
| Physical description | The head of a man in a helmet, with a lance. A horses head, with the mouth of another just visible on the left side. |
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| Production type | Copy |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed bottom corner: S.2. |
| Credit line | Presented by the artist's niece, Miss Enid Du Cane, 1913. |
| Object history | Presented by the artist's niece, Miss Enid Du Cane, 1913. Traced from 'Battle between Heraclius' army and Persians under Khosrau II', fresco by Piero della Francesca, ca. 1452, in church of San Francisco, Arezzo. |
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| Accession number | E.1752-1913 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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