Pen and brown ink drawing of a helmeted female figure in classical drapery holding a spear, with a round shield beside her.

Athena, or Britannia identified as Athena

A standing female figure in a helmet and flowing classical drapery holds a tall spear in her left hand, a round shield resting beside her right leg. Drawn in brown ink and wash on pale paper, the figure fills a narrow vertical format with a medallion at her breast.

Artist: Thomas Stothard
Date: n.d.
Medium: Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 2106 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1834).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

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