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A coin with the head of Pollio and Roman soldiers chasing Turks (?): illustrations of Eclogue III: P.2075-1991 (12)

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Titles

A coin with the head of Pollio and Roman soldiers chasing Turks (?): illustrations of Eclogue III
Illustrations to Virgil's Eclogues and Imitations of Virgil's Eclogues

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1820

Note

Two illustrations on the same sheet.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper ( remains of binding along edge)
Image Diameter 27 mm Height 64 mm Width 81 mm
Sheet Height 173 mm Width 103 mm

Techniques used in production

Letterpress
Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: To face page 61
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: ILLUSTRATIONS OF ECLOGUE III.
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: POLLIO.
  • Location: Upper centre, below first illustration
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Vide Note.
  • Location: Lower centre, below second illustration
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2075-1991 (12)
Primary reference Number: 95003

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 30 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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