About the Artwork
Socrates about to Drink Cup of Hemlock
18th century
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English
English
Intaglio, glass
Overall: 15/16 × 1 1/4 inches (2.4 × 3.2 cm)
Glyptic Art
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Arthur H. Nixon
72.850
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Signed, center bottom in reverse: Brown
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Arthur H. Nixon
1973-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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English, Socrates about to Drink Cup of Hemlock, 18th century, intaglio, glass. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Arthur H. Nixon, 72.850.
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