Minerva

1886

Sir Edward John Poynter

Associated Names
Sir Edward John Poynter

Artist, British, 1836 - 1919

The image shows a drawing of a person standing upright, leaning on a staff with their left hand. Their right arm is extended outward. The person has a neutral expression, wearing a helmet and a draped garment. The background features faint, sketch-like lines. The drawing includes the date "Jan 1, '86" next to the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and white chalks on red-brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.9 x 35.3 cm (14 1/2 x 13 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.134

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist's estate (Lugt 874); (J.S. Maas & Co. Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1973-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • The English Avant Garde of the 1880s: Aesthetes, Rebels, and Feminists, University of Virginia Library, February, March 1985.

1993

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993, no. 57.

1996

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Georgia Museum of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, 4 May-16 June, 1996.

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Bibliography

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, ex 57.

Inscriptions

upper right in black chalk: Jan 1.'86; atelier stamp lower right: EJP (Lugt 874)

Markings

stamped on the verso: SCIPIO

Wikidata ID

Q64631866

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