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Print made by John Doyle ('H.B.'), 1797–1868, Irish, Perseus Flying to the Rescue of Andromeda, 1847
- Title:
- Perseus Flying to the Rescue of Andromeda
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1847
- Materials & Techniques:
- Lithograph in tan and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 3/16 x 17 5/16 inches (31 x 44 cm), Image: 9 7/16 x 13 1/2 inches (24 x 34.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Marked with imprint, lower left: "Subscriber's Copy, HB"
Lettered, upper right: "HB Sketches, No 881"; lower left inside image: "HB"; lower left under image: "Published by Thos McLean 26 Haymarket March 1847"; lower center: "PERSEUS FLYING TO THE RESCUE OF ANDROMEDA."; lower right: "Printed by McLean & Co 70 St Marins Lane"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.14657
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- famine | flying | helmets | legislation | monsters | ocean | parody | Pegasus | political | politicians | religious and mythological subject | rescue | satire | serpent | sketches | spears
- Associated People:
- Bentinck, Lord George (1802–1848), politician/statesman, athlete/sportsman
Perseus
Andromeda - Access:
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