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Key facts
Virgil reading the Aeneid to Augustus and Octavia
Jean-Joseph Taillasson
1787
Artist
Jean-Joseph Taillasson
Artist dates
1745 - 1809
Full title
Virgil reading the Aeneid to Augustus and Octavia
Date made
1787
Medium and support
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
147.2 x 166.9 cm
Inscription summary
Signed; Dated
Acquisition credit
Bought, 1974
Inventory number
NG6426
Location in Gallery
Not on display
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The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN
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