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Curtius Jumping into the Roman Forum

Artist John Martin (English, 1789-1854)
Dateca. 1837
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (18.4 x 26.7 cm)
Classification(s)
  • PAINTING
Credit LineBequest of Jane T. Ritchie
Terms
  • forum
  • cityscape
Object number85.24.17
DescriptionSmall oil on board, very dark in color.
InscribedInscription "Martin A.D. 1837" on paper label. Colourman stamp on reverse with handwritten ink. Inscription at top: Martins "Curtius Jumping into the Gulp." The label is bordered and includes the following: "Flemish Ground Milled Boards, prepared by ROWNEY & FORSTER, Artists' Colourmen, 51 Rathbone Place, London."
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