Minerva sits on the ground with legs extended, writing on a tablet. She wears a flowing gown, sandals amd a helmet. At her feet are symbols of the arts including a book, an artist's pallette and a bird on a pedestal.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Minerva as Patron of the Arts, 1804
Date supported
1999
Medium and material
Pen and brown ink with grey wash over graphite
Dimensions
11 x 27 cm
Gifted by
Terence Hodgkinson
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