Tales of Ossian: Fingal
Tales of Ossian: Fingal

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Tales of Ossian: Fingal

Thomas Stothard, 1755–1834; born and died London, England
x1937-665 b

Information

Title
Tales of Ossian: Fingal
Maker
Thomas Stothard
Medium
Graphite and wash
Dimensions
15.3 x 10.3 cm (6 x 4 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1937-665 b
Inscription
in ink, upper center: Fingal in ink, lower center: Never seek the battle, nor | shun it when it comes
Marks/Labels/Seals
Blindstamp, lower right: VWN [in oval] [Lugt 2540]
Culture
British
Type
drawings
Materials
graphite, wash, paper (fiber product)
Subject
sitting, men, soldiers, literature (writings), standing

Victor Winthrop Newman (1860–?) (Lugt 2540), New York; [Anderson Galleries, New York, Newman Sale, February 2nd and 3rd, 1920, lot no. 90(b), $15]; Dickson Q. Brown (1873–1939); gifted to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1937.

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