Information

Design for an illustration, engraved by Joseph Swain, to accompany a poem by Walter Thornbury in Once a Week (26 October 1861, p. 491). The poem tells the tale of 'the god Pluto (Death) calling Chiron away from the scene of his acclaim for his statue of Minevra. He had not won approval for his earlier statues of pan and Venus, but all three sculptures will henceforward 'guard his tomb' (Betty Elzea, 'Frederick Sandys 1829-1904: A Catalogue Raisonné,' p. 206).

  • Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1906.
  • © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery

Makers

Association Artist Organisation
Artist Frederick Sandys -

Exhibitions

Catalogue No. Venue Date(s)
Frederick Sandys 1829-1904
217 Brighton Museum and Art Gallery 1974 - 1974
217 Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield 1974 - 1974
 

Literature

Author(s) Date(s) Publisher Pages
City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Drawings
A E Whitley 1939 Bemrose & Sons Ltd., Derby p.378
 
Frederick Sandys 1829-1904: A Catalogue Raisonné
Betty Elzea 2001 Antique Collectors' Club in association with Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service no. 2.B.26, p. 206.

Provenance

Acquired by Charles Fairfax Murray before June 1895.

Associated people

Name Type
Joseph Swain Associated with
Walter Thornbury Verse by

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