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Framed print

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1768-1799

GUSN

GUSN-8061

Description

Black and white scene depicting clashing chariots by seashore - possibly Apollo and Neptune doing battle. Framed under glass. Molded wood frame, painted black.

Details

Descriptive Terms

prints (visual works)
frames (furnishings)
paper (fiber product)
painting (coating)
mezzotint (process)
glass (material)
molding (forming)
beaches
battles
Classical
chariots (carriages)
mythology (literary genre)
Stipple Engraved
Unidentified Paper
Molded
Painted
Battle
Mythology
Chariot
Beach
Glass
Classical
PICTURE

Inscription

Framer's label on back: Doll & Richards (Boston)

Associated Building

Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),

People and Organizations

Apollo
Neptune

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

17.75 x 24.375 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.922

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