Print made by John Doyle ('H.B.'), 1797–1868, Irish, The Centaur Nessus Carrying off Deianira, 1847
- Title:
- The Centaur Nessus Carrying off Deianira
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1847
- Materials & Techniques:
- Lithograph in tan and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 17 1/2 x 12 3/16 inches (44.4 x 30.9 cm), Image: 11 5/16 x 9 13/16 inches (28.7 x 25 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Marked with imprint, lower left: "Subscriber's Copy, HB"
Lettered, upper right: "HB Sketches No 883"; lower left inside image: "HB"; lower left under image: "London, Published March 13, 1847, by Thos McLean 26 Haymarket"; lower center: "THE CENTAUR NESSUS CARRYING OFF DEIANIRA. | Suggested by the well known Picture by Gyudo."; lower right: "Printed by McLean & Co 70 St Martins Lane"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.14659
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- archer | centaur | harp | Hercules shoots Nessus, the centaur, who attempts to carry off Deianira | lake | legislation | monster | mythology | nymph | political | politicians | railways | religious and mythological subject | satire | sketches | stealing
- Associated People:
- Hercules
Bentinck, Lord George (1802–1848), politician/statesman, athlete/sportsman
Nessus, the centaur
Deianira
Russell, Lord John, 1st Earl Russell of Kingston Russell (1792–1878), politician/statesman - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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