Athena sitting outside a palace (lines 60, 61, 63), a lion killing an animal (lines 63, 64, 65), a man setting his oxen to plough (lines 66, 67, 68) and a youth reclining against a rock (lines 69, 70, 71, 72): illustrations of Eclogue II Illustrations to Virgil's Eclogues and Imitations of Virgil's Eclogues
Printmaker: Unknown
Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Production date: circa AD 1820
Four illustrations on the same sheet. P.2075-1991 (3) printed on the verso.
Support
composed of
wove paper
( remains of binding along edge)
Sheet
Height 173 mm
Width 102 mm
Image
Height 27 mm
Height 28 mm
Width 76 mm
Width 78 mm
Width 80 mm
Accession number: P.2075-1991 (2)
Primary reference Number: 94990
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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