Perseus and the Sleeping Medusa
1774 · Etching
Plate: 6 7/16 × 9 15/16 in. (16.3 × 25.2 cm)
Sheet: 8 7/16 × 11 5/16 in. (21.5 × 28.8 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Alexander Runciman
1736
WA-00071433
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None documented
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3
Works in Collection
14
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3
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70%
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2 cross-verified · 1 single-source
- Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- LocationArtsy· 85%
Source Registry (2)
- TateTier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%
- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
About
Why this artist matters now
Alexander Runciman was a Scottish painter of historical and mythological subjects. He was the elder brother of John Runciman, also a painter.
Source: Tate · Trust score: 95% · Updated 9d ago
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3 published of 8 catalogued · 3 with image
- Rijksmuseum2 published2 img
- The Met1 published1 img
- + 2 more sources · 5 catalogued, not yet published
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2 entries · 1 sources
- 1770 · Rijksmuseum · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
- 1746 · Rijksmuseum · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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