drawing
- Museum number
- 1985,1109.21
- Description
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The arming of Perseus, preliminary sketch for a highly finished black chalk drawing; view on a balcony with Perseus seated and holding a sword and shield, two female attendants dressing him in shoes and helmet, with three further attendants, trees and rocky hills in the landscape beyond
Black chalk
- Production date
- 1738-1826
- Dimensions
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Height: 190 millimetres
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Width: 274 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The finished drawing was exhibited at the Galerie Férault, Paris, in 1928 as 'Mars armed by the Muses'.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1986, BM P&D New Acquisitions
- Acquisition date
- 1985
- 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
- 1985,1109.21
