Sketches of three statues: Diana, Nymph Bathing and Cupid and Pysche

Circle of John Gibson British, born Wales

ca. 1850

Not on view

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Title: Sketches of three statues: Diana, Nymph Bathing and Cupid and Pysche
Artist: Circle of John Gibson (British, Gwynedd, Wales 1790–1866 Rome)
Date: ca. 1850
Medium: Graphite, with inscriptions in pen and brown ink on tracing paper
Dimensions: sheet: 5 7/8 x 4 7/16 in. (14.9 x 11.3 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. John De Witt Peltz, 1977
Object Number: 1977.382.10
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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