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Vignette of a classical male figure leaning backwards to the left, playing a lyre
Printmaker: Unknown
Method of acquisition: Given (1908) by Wright, William Aldis
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1866
Plate for the title page to Sir John F.W. Herschel 'The Iliad of Homer, translated into English accentuated hexamteres…' (London & Cambridge, Macmillan and Co. 1866). On chine collé.
Accession number: P.11837-R
Primary reference Number: 174706
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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