Ancient Sculptures with a Cock Fighting a Snake

James 'Athenian' Stuart

Associated Names
James 'Athenian' Stuart

Artist, British, 1713 - 1788

The image shows a large urn on a pedestal surrounded by a tree. The colors are monochrome in various shades of grey and black, as it is a pencil drawing. A rooster stands in the foreground next to broken architectural fragments. In the middle ground, a person holds a vase above their head amidst tree branches, and smaller architectural elements are visible behind them.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lowell Libson

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22 x 17 cm (8 11/16 x 6 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.72.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lowell Libson, NY); gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64580259

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