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Gouache study of a youthful warrior in scalloped silver armour and a dark winged cap, holding a sword and raised cup against a brown background.

Study of Perseus in Armour for The Finding of Medusa

A standing youth in scalloped metal armour holds a raised helmet-like cup in one hand and a sword in the other, against a brown ground with blue-grey wash behind his head. The figure is rendered in gouache and pencil with silver highlights, and an inscription reading Perseus with a date appears in the lower right.

Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
Date
1881
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2803 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1881; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Edward Burne-Jones, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Perseo con armadura, estudio para El hallazgo de Medusa

Un joven de pie con armadura metálica de escamas festoneadas sostiene en una mano una copa alzada y en la otra una espada, sobre un fondo pardo con aguada azul grisácea detrás de la cabeza. La figura está hecha en gouache y lápiz con toques plateados; en la esquina inferior derecha aparece una inscripción con el nombre Perseus y una fecha.

Português: Perseu com armadura, estudo para O Achado de Medusa

Um jovem em pé, vestindo armadura metálica de escamas recortadas, segura uma taça erguida em uma mão e uma espada na outra, sobre um fundo marrom com aguada azul acinzentada atrás da cabeça. A figura é feita em guache e lápis com realces prateados; no canto inferior direito há uma inscrição com o nome Perseus e uma data.

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