A vase-painting: a man and a winged genius approach two seated women and two standing women. Coloured engraving, 17--.
- Date:
- [1787?]
- Reference:
- 2498913i
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Description
A vase-painting then in the possession of Sir William Hamilton; subsequently in the British Museum (no. 1772,0320.27.+). The subject was interpreted by Winckelmann as Hercules approaching Omphale (Jenkins and Sloan, loc. cit.); by Jenkins and Sloan as perhaps Demeter in the house of Keleos (Celeus, king of Eleusis and her priest)
Publication/Creation
[Paris?] : [F.A. David?], [1787?]
Physical description
1 print : engraving, with etching, with gouache ; platemark 22.9 x 29.5 cm
Contributors
Lettering
A M. Hamiltun
Lettering "A M. Hamiltun" is in reversed pseudo-archaic Greek script
References note
Ian Jenkins and Kim Sloan, Vases and volcanoes: Sir William Hamilton and his collection, London 1996, p. 179
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2498913i
Type/Technique
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Location Status Access Closed stores