Pyrrhus in the House of Glaucias
Catalogue
- Year
- 1747
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 22 5/16 × 31 5/16 in. (56.7 × 79.5 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Augustin Pajou
Artist

Sculpture
Augustin Pajou was a French sculptor, born in Paris. At eighteen he won the Prix de Rome, and at thirty exhibited his Pluton tenant Cerbère enchaîné.
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1777 · Red chalk, over graphite, on off-white laid paper, laid down on cream laid card
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Record
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- Augustin Pajou
- Year
- 1747
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 22 5/16 × 31 5/16 in. (56.7 × 79.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1747-T009564
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





