drawing
- Museum number
- 1921,1012.6
- Description
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Allegory of war, design for a tapestry; a woman armed with a spear on a rearing horse at centre, a king and two females kneeling before an emperor at l, Samson and the lion behind, a man stabbing himself and a woman running on a sword, under the horse at right a nearly naked man with a scythe, three other figures including Mercury fleeing, Samson smiting the Philistines (?) and men fleeing behind
Pen and brown ink, with grey-brown wash
- Production date
- 1521 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 372 millimetres
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Width: 544 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Design for a tapestry belonging to a series of which others are at Dresden.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1921
- Acquisition notes
- See Dodgson's report of 10 September 1921: Dodgson bought the drawing himself at the sale as the BM funds were exhausted, and the drawing later purchased directly from the auctioneer by the Trustees.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1921,1012.6
