ECL-Bm.14:48-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.14:48-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Statue: Aesculapius
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
Sampson catalogue states :
The drawings, by a variety of artists are sometimes stuck to the pages of this volume and do not keep to the place allotted to them by number. Three drawings are missing.
The drawings, by a variety of artists are sometimes stuck to the pages of this volume and do not keep to the place allotted to them by number. Three drawings are missing.
Description
Content (description)
Aesculapius stands holding in his right hand a club, which rests on the ground and round which a snake is entwined. He wears sandals and a himation so draped as to leave his right shoulder and chest bare. He is bearded and wears a diadem on his curly hair. By his left leg is an omphalos.
Content (object)
statue
Dimensions
height (actual size): 540mm
width (actual size): 373mm
width (actual size): 373mm
Inscription
Aesulapius in Hortis Farnesianiis Palatinis Mr Kent written in ink on the back of the drawing
Materials & techniques note
red chalk on paper
Production
Person
Kent, William, 1685 - 1748 (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
