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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)

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

Washington Allston (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
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Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
Inscriptionsl.r. graphite: PrometheusProvenanceAllston Trust; gift to MFA, October 1941.
Study for Mother and Child
Study for Mother and Child
Washington Allston
1799–1843
Angel Appearing to St. Peter
Angel Appearing to St. Peter
Washington Allston
1814–16
Figure of a Man, Seated, with Legs Crossed
Figure of a Man, Seated, with Legs Crossed
Washington Allston
1799–1843
Sketch of Legs
Washington Allston
1800
Sketch of Figures, Faces, Horses and a Cart
Washington Allston
1800
Image Not Available for Outlines & Sketches, by Washington Allston
Outlines & Sketches, by Washington Allston
Washington Allston
1850
Elijah in the Desert
Elijah in the Desert
Washington Allston
1818
John Harris
John Harris
Washington Allston
about 1796
Rising of a Thunderstorm at Sea
Rising of a Thunderstorm at Sea
Washington Allston
1804
Self Portrait
Self Portrait
Washington Allston
1805
William Ellery Channing
William Ellery Channing
Washington Allston
1811
Landscape, American Scenery: Time, Afternoon, with a Southwest Haze
Landscape, American Scenery: Time, Afternoon, with a Southwest Haze
Washington Allston
1835