print;
book;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- Hh,13.3.30
- Description
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From the Temple of Theseus at Athens; sculpture from the frieze of the pronaos, five figures, two standing either side of the central figure which faces front, a cloak hanging down his back, while on the right bends down towards them; used as an illustration to Stuart and Revett's "The Antiquities of Athens" volume III (London, 1794); chapter 1, plate XX. 1792
Etching
- Production date
- 1792
- Dimensions
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Height: 204 millimetres
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Width: 403 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Stuart suggests this frieze may represent the battle of Marathon and suggests the figure on the right has been employed in erecting a trophy. See plate XIX.
See Hh,13.11(3).
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: The Antiquities of Athens
- Acquisition date
- 1799
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- Hh,13.3.30