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Man Struggling with a Boa Constrictor, Study for “The Liboya Serpent Seizing His Prey”
James Wardca. 1803
Yale Center for British Art
New Haven, CT, United States
Details
- Title: Man Struggling with a Boa Constrictor, Study for “The Liboya Serpent Seizing His Prey”
- Creator: James Ward, 1769–1859, British
- Creator Lifespan: 1769/1859
- Creator Nationality: British
- Creator Gender: male
- Date Created: ca. 1803
- Physical Dimensions: 33 x 47 inches (83.8 x 119.4 cm) Frame: 40 1/2 × 53 1/2 inches (102.9 × 135.9 cm)
- Subject Keywords: pain, slavery, man, movement, brushstrokes, figure study, snake, strangling, slave
- External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
- Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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