Herculaneum. Medusa's head shield. Dryad with hatchet. Greek coin Massillia 1774
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Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2C46AYNFile size:
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1446 x 2376 px | 24.5 x 40.2 cm | 9.6 x 15.8 inches | 150dpiDate taken:
1774Location:
ItalyMore information:
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Plate X of curiosities found in the ruins of Herculaneum. [Paintings: a shield with Medusa's Head. A dryad in a wood holding a hatchet. Fig 1 - A Greek coin of Massillia, or Seleucus, Fig 2 - Ditto of Neapolis, Fig 3 - Ditto of Massillia, or Seleucus.]. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Unsigned. Provenance: "Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle", by Sylvanus Urban, Gent. London: Printed at St. John's Gate for D. Henry; and sold by F. Newbery, the corner of St Paul's Churchyard, Ludgate Street . Type: Antique copperplate print. The complete original explanatory text page will be provided with the print. .