Apollo as a Warrior

1804

Charles Heath

Associated Names
Charles Heath

Artist, British, 1784/1785 - 1848

This is a drawing of a mythical warrior figure. The image depicts a muscular figure with Greek or Roman attributes, such as a helmet and sandals, soaring through an array of stylized clouds. The figure is poised with a spear in an action stance, and is adorned with intricately detailed armor and a billowing cape. The background, composed of swirling lines, adds dynamic energy. The line work is fine and precise.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen-and-tusche lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.2 × 23.3 cm (12 11/16 × 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.7.117

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Man 1962, no. 104

  • Series Title

    Specimens of Polyautography [1947.7.110-145]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1962

  • Man, Felix H. "Lithography in England (1801-1810)." In Prints, edited by Carl Zigrosser. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1962: 116-130.

Wikidata ID

Q65071182

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