drawing
- Museum number
- 1999,0626.16
- Description
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St Paul at the altar of the Unknown God in Athens; bearded saint in long robes beside a smoking stone altar inscribed "ignoto deo"
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash with touches of white heightening over black chalk on buff-coloured paper
- Production date
- 1787-1871
- Dimensions
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Height: 330 millimetres
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Width: 272 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Purchased with another study for this saint in a slightly different pose, holding the sword, by the same artist, reg. no. 1999-6-26-17
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1999
- Acquisition notes
- This item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45. The British Museum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1999,0626.16