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Object Type
Museum number: 1948,0410.4.77
Title: Series: The eight wonders of the world
Description: Plate numbered 7: the walls of Babylon; in the foreground, to left, a crowned woman, on a horse (Semiramis?), shooting an arrow; behind to left, the entrance to the city; at centre the walls and the tower seen to left; to right, the hanging gardens; the caryatids's bosoms, bottom right, have been crossed out with brown ink; after Heemskerck. 1572 Engraving
Producer name: Print made by: Philips Galle; After: Maarten van Heemskerck; Published by: Theodoor Galle
School/style
Production date: 1572
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 211 millimetres; Width: 263 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: From a series of eight plates (New Hollstein 513-520). Verses by Hadrianus Junius.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: architecture; sculpture
Associated names
Associated places: Topographic representation of: Babylon
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1753
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1948,0410.4.77

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