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Psyche being rowed across the Styx
Draughtsman: Romney, George
Height: 313 mm
Width: 481 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1818-09) by Romney, John
Production date: AD 1776
The title appeared in Burlington Magazine, February 1957.
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Pen with sepia over traces of graphite mostly erased on paper
Accession number: B.V.38
Primary reference Number: 15856
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Psyche being rowed across the Styx" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/15856 Accessed: 2023-02-04 05:35:20
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Accession Number: P.12181-R(a)
Accession Number: P.12164-R(b)
Accession Number: P.12176-R(a)
Accession Number: PD.150-2015
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