[Perseus slaying Medusa] [graphic]

Description

Title: [Perseus slaying Medusa] [graphic]
Alternative Title: Frontispiece: Perseus slaying Medusa
Creator: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker, artist
Published / Created: [between 1729 and 1731]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Thomas Wood
Abstract: Perseus carries in his left hand the head of Medusa who lies dead on the ground at the left; his head is turned back over his shoulder to watch Pegasus fly away
Description: Title, state, publisher, and date from Paulson.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Provenance: Purchased from John Grant, Ltd., August 1940; Formerly owned by Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird of Inchture (1780-1826).
Extent: 1 print : sheet 16.4 x 11.1 cm
Edition: [State 1].
Language: English

Genre: Illustrations
Frontispieces
Book illustrations
Etchings England London 1729
Material: etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Theobald, Mr. 1688-1744. (Lewis),
Subject (Topic): Medusa (Greek mythology)
Pegasus (Greek mythology)
Perseus (Greek mythology)
Subjects: Theobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744 > Illustrations
Medusa (Greek mythology)
Pegasus (Greek mythology)
Perseus (Greek mythology)
England > London > 1729
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership

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