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Juno Commanding Aeolus to Unleash the Winds
Juno Commanding Aeolus to Unleash the Winds

Juno Commanding Aeolus to Unleash the Winds

Primary (Paris, France, 1703–1770)
NationalityFrench, Europe
Date1769
MediumBlack chalk on cream antique laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 8 7/8 × 11 3/4 in. (22.6 × 29.9 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund, 1982.724
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1982.724
On View
Not on view
Label Text
This is a preliminary study for the lower part of the composition that was intended for tapestry but executed only in painting, today in the Kimbell Museum, Fort Worth.
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