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Ajax Defying the Lightning
Ajax Defying the Lightning
Object number1966.19

Ajax Defying the Lightning

DateNd
Artist (English, 1765-1836)
CultureEnglish
MediumPen and ink with gouache on paper, mounted on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 28 x 33 in. (71.12 x 83.82 cm)
Sheet: 18 7/8 x 23 3/4 in. (47.94 x 60.33 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
On View
Not on view
Period18th c
Classification(s)
SignedSigned (LR): R. W.
ProvenanceCollections: R. D. Gardener; Purchased: from Sotheby's by P. and D. Colnaghi, May 1966
Vassar Exhibitions
Exhibition HistoryPoughkeepsie, New York, FLLAC(Prints and Drawings Gallery), Vassar College, "Revealed Anew: Selections from Permanent Collections," 7 November - 4 January 2008.
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