A design for a border of figures for the Achilles Shield by John Flaxman (1755- 1826), c. 1809-10
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London E.1073-1980
A drawing of the border of figures for the Achilles Shield, shown as a frieze, with groups representing: the (1) Cretan Dance, (2) the Marriage Procession, (3) the Argument, (4) the Judicial Appeal, (5) the Siege and Ambuscade, (6) the Tillage, (7) the Harvest Field and (8) the Vintage. Plan, full size 174 x 1735 mm Pencil, pen and ink and brown wash on six irregularly cut sheets of laid paper joined to form a panel. The scene of the Siege and of the Tillage are numbered in pencil “4” and “5” respectively.
© National Portrait Gallery, London John Flaxman By Guy Head Oil on canvas, 1792 NPG 877
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