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Tile

Guy Green

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a black and white photograph. Three square tiles are arranged side by side horizontally. Each tile has a painted scene on it. The left tile depicts a reclining figure beside a tree-lined path. The middle tile shows a standing man wearing a hat, next to a tree. The right tile features a man on horseback, with another figure on foot beside him, in front of trees. All tiles have a visible border and appear worn. A small white rectangular piece of paper with handwritten numbers is below the tiles. Handwritten numbers are also visible upside down on the surface below. A corner of another tile is visible in the upper right. The background is a plain surface, possibly a table. The title of the image is Tile by Guy Green.

Artwork Details

Date
1771–76 (?)
Medium
Earthenware, transfer-printed
Culture
British
Dimensions
600 × 430 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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