print; popular print

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Object Type: print; popular print
Museum number: 2010,7014.7
Title: Object: The Tomb of Mausoleus the fifth Wonder of the World; Series: The Seven Wonders of the World
Description: Popular print: the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; a huge pyramid-shaped structure with a sculpture of a chariot at its summit; to left Queen Artemesia approaches with her ladies; to right, masons carving statues and architectural blocks; in the background, to right, priests at an altar with a bird flying overhead; copy in reverse of a print published by Crispijn de Passe I after Maarten de Vos. Engraving and etching
Producer name: After: Maarten de Vos; Published by: Cluer Dicey
School/style: British; Netherlandish
Production date: 1760-1769 (circa)
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials: paper
Technique: engraving; etching
Dimensions: Height: 390 millimetres; Width: 488 millimetres
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Curator's comments: The sixth "Wonder of the World" is missing from the set.
Bibliographic references: Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (1311) (Vos; copy)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: tomb/mausoleum; sculptor/medallist
Associated names: Representation of: Artemisia
Associated places: Associated with: Halicarnassus (historic)
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Andrew Edmunds
Funder name: Funded by: Giles Waterfield
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Francis D Klingender; Previous owner/ex-collection: Winifred Margaret Klingender (Bonhams, Oxford, 23.ii.2010)
Acquisition date: 2010
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 2010,7014.7
Conservation: Treatment: 21 Apr 2011

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