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Liber Studiorum: Plate 6, The Judgment of Midas

John Sell Cotman

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a black and white landscape drawing with a group of people on the right side. A man sits on a rug on a stone patio, surrounded by four standing figures. The patio has an ornate stone box or chest in front of it. A stone statue of a horse on a pedestal is visible in the middle ground. There are several trees and bushes throughout the scene, and a path leads down to a lower level. In the background, there are buildings and a wall. The entire scene is framed by a thick border, with some discoloration and staining visible. At the bottom center of the image, there is small text that reads "The Judgment of Midas". The image has an aged appearance.

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900 × 727 px
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