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Sleep and Death carrying the body of Sarpedon into Lycia: PD.142-1950

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Sleep and Death carrying the body of Sarpedon into Lycia

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Flaxman, John (After)

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 152 mm
Width: 229 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1950) by Keynes, Geoffrey

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink over graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: ..emon / Sleep / Sarpedon / Death / Iliad B16.i.891. / Then Sleep and Death two twins of winged race, / Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace, / Received Sarpedon, and (at the ?) God's command
  • Location: Below
  • Method of creation: Brown ink
  • Text: And in a moment reached the Lycian land
  • Location: Below
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.142-1950
Primary reference Number: 10655
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sleep and Death carrying the body of Sarpedon into Lycia" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10655 Accessed: 2024-10-15 17:15:31

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/10655 |title=Sleep and Death carrying the body of Sarpedon into Lycia |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-10-15 17:15:31|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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