Prometheus chained, pen sketch
A loose pen-and-ink sketch shows a muscular male figure stretched across rocky ground, one arm raised above his head. A second figure leans behind him at the upper left, and a faint signature appears in the lower left corner. Hatching suggests shadow on the stone.
- Artist
- Anthonie van den Bos
- Date
- 1778-1838
- Medium
- Source
- Rijksmuseum
- Size
- 3231 × 4000 px
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/)
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