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Frederick Sandys: The Three Statues of Aegina   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Frederick Sandys  (1829–1904)  wikidata:Q1470796 s:en:Author:Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys
 
Frederick Sandys
Alternative names
Antonio Frederic Augustus Sands, Frederick Sandys
Description British painter, illustrator and drawer
Date of birth/death 1 May 1829 Edit this at Wikidata 25 June 1904 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Norwich, England London
Work period Victorian era
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England Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q1470796
Title
The Three Statues of Aegina
Description
English: This image illustrated a poem by Walter Thornbury that relates the mythological story of Pluto, or Death, who calls upon the aging sculptor Chiron. The God’s great cloaked arm enshrouds Chiron in preparation for his passing. Sandys’ “Durer-inspired” technique imparts an Old Master quality to this Victorian artwork. (see references)
Date 1861
date QS:P571,+1861-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium engraving on wood
Dimensions 10.7 × 8.2 in (27.3 × 20.9 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q1183941
Accession number
DAM 1935-154
Credit line Samuel and Mary R. Bancroft Memorial, 1935
Notes Illustration Citation: "The Three Statues of Aegina," by Walter Thornbury, in Once a Week, October 26, 1861, p. 491.
References Delaware Art Museum
Source/Photographer http://www.preraph.org/images/artwork/large/1935-154.jpg

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