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Object Type
print
Museum number
1898,0401.24
Description
Landscape, with Time and Spirits at the feet of Clio, who is writing a history of England; in the background, a family of three representing the first inhabitants of the land; in the upper part, six round medallions attached to a chain and representing various rulers of England. 1723 Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
François Morellon de la Cave
School/style
French
Production date
1723
1016-1035
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
215 millimetres
Width:
165 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Not in IFF.
Location
Not on display
Subjects
allegory/personification
classical deity
Associated names
Representation of:
Time
Representation of:
Clio
Representation of:
Edward the Confessor, King of England
Representation of:
Claudius I
Representation of:
Honorius
Representation of:
William I, King of England (William the Conqueror)
Representation of:
Cnut the Great, King of England, Denmark and Norway
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition date
1898
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1898,0401.24