Frieze with soldiers, elephants, and a winged victory
Frieze with soldiers, elephants, and a winged victory

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Frieze with soldiers, elephants, and a winged victory,

17th century

formerly attributed to Nicolas Poussin, French, 1594–1665
French
x1953-11

Information

Title
Frieze with soldiers, elephants, and a winged victory
Dates

17th century

Medium
Pen and brown ink, brown wash and black chalk
Dimensions
11.9 x 26.5 cm (4 11/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1953-11
Inscription
In brown ink, lower left: G [illegible]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in black, lower left: [M within a square] [Lugt 1853a] Stamp in blue, lower right: [G] [partially erased
Culture
French
Type
drawings
Subject
friezes (entablature components), elephants, soldiers, battles, nudes

According to a note on the old mat (see card catalogue) the drawing was previously in the Knowles collection. George Sydney Hellman sale, Anderson's, January 1920.

formerly attributed to Nicolas Poussin, French, 1594–1665

Battle with Elephants

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