Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown artist
Title:
Illustration to Tonson's Ovid Metamorphosis (three of four)
Date:
ca. 1710
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 8 1/2 inches (35.9 × 21.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on back in graphite, lower right: "No 3"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1170
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
nymph | rain | serpents | loom | Gorgoneion, head of Medusa | head | statues | monsters of the sea | nymph | clouds | goddesses | eagle | lyre | Pegasus | Metamorphoses | lovers | suicide | death | lion | gods - classical mythology | religious and mythological subject | literary theme
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12709