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Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45), Design for an Engraving: Battle of Troy with the Trojan Horse, undated
- Title:
- Design for an Engraving: Battle of Troy with the Trojan Horse
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and ink, red chalk, graphite, and watercolor on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, with gold leaf, watercolor, pen in black and red ink, border lines
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 12 1/8 × 11 inches (30.8 × 27.9 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 3 3/4 × 7 3/8 inches (9.5 × 18.7 cm), Sheet: 2 1/8 × 5 5/8 inches (5.4 × 14.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite; on verso; upper right: "68/12/20/80"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.462
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- battle | Bronze Age | figure study | figures | Greek literature | Greek mythology | horse (animal) | legend | mythology | religious and mythological subject | warfare
- Associated Places:
- Greece
- Access:
- Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9956
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