Apelles (design for a mosaic in the Victoria and Albert Museum)

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Artist: Edward Poynter
Date: 1864
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum

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THE ARTIST

Edward Poynter

Sir Edward John Poynter, a prominent English painter and President of the Royal Academy, captured grand historical narratives and classical beauty.

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