War Instigated by the Demon of Discord and Restrained by the Virtues
1770s?
Artist, British, 1740 - 1779
Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and gray ink with gray and gray-brown wash, red chalk, and graphite on paper, laid down on an old mount
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Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler
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Dimensions
sheet: 24.3 × 21.3 cm (9 9/16 × 8 3/8 in.)(oval)
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Accession
2017.53.78
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(sale, Christie's, London, 8 July 1986, no. 80); Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
On verso in pen and brown ink: War instigated by the Demon of Discord & restrained by the Virtues/By John Hamilton Mortimer; by a later hand at bottom verso in graphite: 02040 encircled