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Chaining Prometheus to the Rock by Benjamin West — VisualArtsDB

Chaining Prometheus to the Rock

Chaining Prometheus to the Rock

1783

Medium: Brown ink on modern laid paper, mounted to cardboard
Dimensions: 28 x 34.4 cm (11 x 13 9/16 in.) mount: 28.3 x 34.4 cm (11 1/8 x 13 9/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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