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The Prisoner of Chillon Entreating his Jailors to Bury His Brother Where the Sun Might Fall Upon His Grave

Ford Madox Brown1858

Yale Center for British Art

Yale Center for British Art
New Haven, CT, United States

  • Title: The Prisoner of Chillon Entreating his Jailors to Bury His Brother Where the Sun Might Fall Upon His Grave
  • Creator: Ford Madox Brown, 1821–1893, British
  • Creator Lifespan: 1821/1893
  • Creator Nationality: British
  • Creator Gender: male
  • Date Created: 1858
  • Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 5 3/8 × 3 7/8 inches (13.7 × 9.8 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: prisoners, punishing, chains, literary theme, jailers, pleading, men
  • External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
  • Medium: Watercolor, gouache, graphite and pastel with scratching and hatching on medium, slightly textured cream wove paper mounted to thick, gray card
  • Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
  • Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Yale Center for British Art

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