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Design for an engraved antique gem in an ornamental setting

Girolamo Odam, 1722

Depicting the Greek hero Diomedes in a heavily ornamented Baroque setting, this celebratory design based on an antique gem is the first drawing by Girolamo Odam to enter the Ashmolean collection.

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Title of artwork, date

Design for an engraved antique gem in an ornamental setting, 1722

Date supported

2014

Medium and material

Pen, brown ink, grey wash

Dimensions

51.7 x 36.9 cm

Grant

2200

Total cost

5500

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