drawing;
album
- Museum number
- 1881,0709.347
- Description
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Sculpture from the northern corner of the east pediment of the Parthenon (one of the "Elgin Marbles"), drawing from an album; two views of the head of the horse of Selene facing right, and part of another head to left. 1809
Black and white chalk, on blue-grey paper
Verso: three horses heads facing left
Black and white chalk on blue-grey paper
- Production date
- 1809
- Dimensions
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Height: 556 millimetres
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Width: 761 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- From album 1881,0709.345-571; for description of album see 1881-7-9-345.
Woof and Brown in Haydon exh., Dove Cottage, Grasmere, no 25, describe these as drawings of the horses of Helios.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1982 Jan-Apr, Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery, 'Payne Knight', no. 143
1996 Jul-Nov, Grasmere, Dove Cottage, Benjamin Robert Haydon
2007 Mar-June, Beijing, Palace Museum, Britain meets the World
2012 Jun-Aug, Fores, Moray Arts Centre, Olympic Impulse.
- Acquisition date
- 1881
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1881,0709.347