The Muses Escaping Violation from Pyreneus by James Thornhill

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The Muses Escaping Violation from Pyreneus by James Thornhill

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Title The Muses Escaping Violation from Pyreneus by James Thornhill
Description A black and white photograph of the painting "The Muses Escaping Violation from Pyreneus" (c.1705-1710) by artist James Thornhill (c.1676-1734), painted with oil on canvas. The painting is surrounded by an ornate carved panel in the style of sculptor Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721). A mirror is below and there are smaller pictures on the right. This photograph was take at Stoke Edith House, Herefordshire. However, the painting was sold in 1965.

Sources: Art UK website; In English Homes Volume 3 by Charles Latham (1909)
Photographer / artist Bustin Studios
Publisher Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre
Contributor(s)
Date Unknown
Type Image
Format Photograph
Identifier G36-494-05
Area Herefordshire
Collection Holder Herefordshire Archives
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