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Thomas Carwitham, active 1723, British, Ceres and Abas: Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 5, ca. 1723
- Title:
- Ceres and Abas: Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 5
- Part Of:
- Date:
- ca. 1723
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and brown ink and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper, mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 5 11/16 x 8 3/4 inches (14.5 x 22.2 cm), Sheet: 4 9/16 x 7 5/8 inches (11.6 x 19.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower center: "Met. lib. 5."; in black ink, on back of mount, upper left: "S/L"; in graphite, on back, center: "Italian drawing | XVI-XVII century"; on back, lower right: "Ben[...]ing collector's marks of | Sir Joshua Reynolds | Mr. William Sharp of Manchester"
Collector's mark, verso: Sir Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364); collector's mark: William Sharp (Lugt 2650)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2009.9.22
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- Ascalabus (Stellio, Abas) changed into a lizard: Ceres changes the boy into a lizard as punishment for mocking her, when quenching her thirst too avidly (Ovid, Metamorphoses V 456) | building | child | figures | literary theme | nude | Ovid's Metamorphoses | religious and mythological subject
- Associated People:
- Ceres, Roman deity
Ascalabus, son of Misme
Misme, mother of Ascalabus - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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