Prometheus Chained to a Rock
Prometheus Chained to a Rock
Prometheus Chained to a Rock
Prometheus Chained to a Rock

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Prometheus Chained to a Rock

attributed to John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779; born Eastbourne, England; died London, England
x1948-190

Information

Title
Prometheus Chained to a Rock
Maker
attributed to John Hamilton Mortimer
Medium
Pen and ink and wash
Dimensions
31.8 x 21.6 cm. (12 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-190
Signatures
Initialled in ink, lower right: JM
Culture
British
Type
drawings
Materials
wash, paper (fiber product), ink
Subject
figures (representations), nudes, mythology, rock (inorganic material), chains

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