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James Thornhill

Studies for Two Stained Glass Windows (Judgment of Midas and Judgment of Paris), 1719

Description

Maker

James Thornhill, 1675-1734, English

Title

Studies for Two Stained Glass Windows (Judgment of Midas and Judgment of Paris)

Year

1719

Medium

pen and ink; wash technique; chalk

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

white paper

Dimensions

24.4 x 37.1 cm (9 5/8 x 14 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, LR:J Th/1719 Sept ___ (?) Inscribed:The 2 South Windows to be painted by Mr. Pried the painter on Glass in Copper Colours for Mr. Bateman in Soho Square.Judgment of ParisDiana and ActaeonApollo and Daphne Judgment of MidasDiana abnd EndymionAlpheus(?) and ArethusaBottom is measured out in feet.Inscribed verso UL:William Price morto nel 1722. There is a tiny pen sketch of a figure in the center.

Type

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

58.145

Projects & Publications

Publications

Old Master Drawings from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

American Architects in Paris, 1900-1910

February 16 - May 20, 1990

Old Master Drawings

September 2 - October 16, 1983

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