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Prometheus (Figure of a Nude Man Chained on Top of a Cliff)

Prometheus (Figure of a Nude Man Chained on Top of a Cliff)

(American, 1779–1843)
1799–1843
Medium/TechniqueGraphite pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 22.1 x 28.8 cm (8 11/16 x 11 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Allston Trust, by exchange
Accession number41.939
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
Inscriptionsl.r. graphite: Prometheus
ProvenanceAllston Trust; gift to MFA, October 1941.
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