drawing
- Museum number
- 1888,0503.28
- Description
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A preliminary sketch for Flaxman's illustrations titled "The Tragedies of Æschylus"; Cassandra, (Agamemnon, 1269) casting down the wreath and staff with the chorus looking on in terror, faint figure sketches in graphite running down the right-hand side of the sheet
Pen and grey ink over graphite
- Production date
- 1793 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 224 millimetres
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Width: 324 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Not engraved. Of the four illustrations to "Agamemnon" in the "Æschylus" series only one includes a representation of Cassandra - 'Agamemnon arriving home in his chariot', in which she plays only a minor role.
See the curatorial comment for 1888,0503.27 for further information about Flaxman's illustrations to Æschylus.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
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Associated Title: Agamemnon
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Associated Title: Tragedies of Æschylus
- Acquisition date
- 1888
- Acquisition notes
- Probably Flaxman sale, Christie's, 11.iv.1862/part of lot 370, 19 in the lot, 'Illustrations to Aeschylus. First Thoughts: a collection of numerous small designs for nearly all the engraved subjects - in pen and blacklead on nineteen sheets' bt £9-9-0
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1888,0503.28
