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Prometheus (Figure of a Nude Man Chained on Top of a Cliff)
Washington Allston (American, 1779–1843)
1799–1843
Medium/Technique
Graphite pencil on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 22.1 x 28.8 cm (8 11/16 x 11 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Allston Trust, by exchange
Accession Number41.939
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Descriptiongraphite pencil drawing on verso: figure of a man, seated; head of a man in a cap and ruff
Inscriptionsl.r. graphite: Prometheus
ProvenanceAllston Trust; gift to MFA, October 1941.