Sketches of five statues: Love, Aristides, Putto with a Cat, Psyche, and Putto with a Dog
Artwork Details
- Title: Sketches of five statues: Love, Aristides, Putto with a Cat, Psyche, and Putto with a Dog
- Artist: Circle of John Gibson (British, Gwynedd, Wales 1790–1866 Rome)
- Artist: After Bertel Thorvaldsen (Danish, Copenhagen 1770–1844 Copenhagen)
- Artist: After Pietro Tenerani (Italian, Torano 1789–1869)
- Date: ca. 1850
- Medium: Graphite, with inscriptions in pen and brown ink
- Dimensions: Sheet (folded in half): 9 1/8 × 7 9/16 in. (23.2 × 19.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/8 × 14 13/16 in. (23.2 × 37.7 cm) - Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. John De Witt Peltz, 1977
- Object Number: 1977.382.5
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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