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Pen and ink sketch of a reclining muscular male figure on rocky ground, one arm raised above the head.

Prometheus Chained

A pen and ink drawing with grey wash shows a muscular, partly nude male figure sprawled diagonally across rocky ground, one arm raised above his head. Loose hatching shapes the rocks and sky, and the signature 'S. Rosa' appears at lower left.

Artist
Anthonie van den Bos
Date
1778-1838
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3431 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1838.
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam