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Creator:
Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Title:
Apollo and the Muses
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/8 x 12 15/16 inches (21.9 x 32.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, upper center: "Sacristy Paint M[...] [?Apollo] in G[...] [...] [...] | Can[...] Po[esi] P[?hil of. Gram.]"

Watermark: fleur-de-lis; collector's mark: Paul Mellon

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5369
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | design | figures (representations) | globes (cartographic spheres) | music | mythology | religious and mythological subject | statues
Associated People:
Apollo
muses
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14816
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