Prometheus, Louvre MR1745

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Artist/Maker Nicolas-Sébastien Adam, also known as Adam the Younger (French, 1705 - 1778)

Prométhée enchaîné (Prometheus bound). Marble, reception piece for the French Royal Academy, 1762.

Dimensions H. 1.14 m (3 ft. 8 ¾ in.), W. 82 cm (32 ¼ in.), D. 48 cm (18 ¾ in.)

Credit line Seized during the French Revolution

Accession number MR 1745

Department of Sculptures, Richelieu, ground floor, room 25

Photographer/Source Jastrow (2006)

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