print
- Museum number
- 1839,0413.55
- Title
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Object: Pyrrhus when a child brought to Glaucias King of Illyria for protection
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Series: The Most Capital Paintings in England
- Description
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The naked infant Pyrrhus leans against the knees of the monarch, who looks down at him thoughtfully with his head leaning on his hand; his queen at his left holds up her hand as if to quieten the pleading group that kneel before him; members of the court look on with interest at the right; after Benjamin West (Staley 8); proof with scratched letters. 1769
Engraving and etching
- Production date
- 1769
- Dimensions
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Height: 491 millimetres
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Width: 600 millimetres (platemark)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- For the completed state, see 1838,0714.95
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Pultrach's 'Lives'
- Acquisition date
- 1839
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1839,0413.55
