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drawing
;
album
;
print study
Object Type
drawing
album
print study
Museum number
J,25.4
Description
Relief from the Temple of Apollo at Bassae representing the battle of the Centaurs and Lapiths, from an album (Vol.III) of 29 drawings containing studies for engravings in 'A Description of the Collection of Ancient Marbles in the British Museum', Part IV, London, 1820, pl.iii; with a woman carrying a young child and wrestling with a Centaur to left Graphite, with brown and green wash
Producer name
Drawn by:
Henry Corbould
School/style
British
Production date
1820
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
113 millimetres
Width:
206 millimetres
Curator's comments
See curator's comment in BM J.25-1. Engraved by W. Finden.
Bibliographic references
Binyon 1898-1907 / Catalogue of drawings by British artists, and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain
(5(4))
Location
Not on display
Subjects
sculpture
classical mythology
temple
centaur
centauromachy
lapith
Associated names
Representation of:
Centaurs
Associated with:
The British Museum
Associated places
Associated with:
Phigaleia (Achaea)
Associated with:
Temple of Apollo
Associated titles
Associated Title:
A Description of the Collection of Ancient Marbles in the British Museum
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Henry Corbould
Acquisition date
1820
Acquisition notes
The drawings were commissioned for an official publication.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
J,25.4