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Thornhill, James, Sir, 1675–1734
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Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
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male
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17th century-18th century
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18th century
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brown ink
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architectural subject
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figure study
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architectural subject
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figures (representations)
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putti
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design
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mythology
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Actaeon changed into a stag: as punishment for seeing her bathe, Diana changes Actaeon, the hunter, into a stag (Ovid, Metamorphoses III 193)
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balustrade
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balustrades
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ceiling
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dome
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Diana
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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Sheet of Classical Figure Studies
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follower of Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Diana and Actaeon: A Study for a Panel on a Staircase
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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Design for a Lunette
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Sir James Thornhill, 1675–1734
Design for a Ceiling Decoration (with a Parrot)
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