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Atlas, with sceptre, in conversation with Orpheus. The Pleiad Electra, wearing a veil spangled with stars. hangs her head in grief at the destruction of Troy. Two other Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, stand with her. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Kirk (1765-1797) from Sir William Hamiltons Outlines from the Figures and Compositions upon the Greek, Roman and Etruscan Vases of the Late Sir Hamilton, T. MLean, London, 1834.
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Caption:
Atlas, with sceptre, in conversation with Orpheus. The Pleiad Electra, wearing a veil spangled with stars. hangs her head in grief at the destruction of Troy. Two other Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, stand with her. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Kirk (1765-1797) from Sir William Hamiltons Outlines from the Figures and Compositions upon the Greek, Roman and Etruscan Vases of the Late Sir Hamilton, T. MLean, London, 1834.
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Image size:
8474 x 5538 px | 134.3 MB
Print size:
71.7 x 46.9 cm | 28.2 x 18.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ATLANTIDES • ATLAS • CLASSICAL DESIGN • CLASSICS • CONVERSATION • COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING • COVER (CLOTHES) • CULT • DAUGHTERS • DESTRUCTION • DIALOG • DISCUSSION • ELECTRA • ELEKTRA • GEORGIAN • GRIEF • MYTH • MYTHOLOGY • ORPHEUS • OUTLINES FROM THE FIGURES AND COMPOSITIONS UPON THE GREEK • PLEIAD • PLEIADES • REGENCY • RITE • RITUAL • ROMAN AND ETRUSCAN VASES OF THE LATE SIR HAMILTON • SCEPTER • SCEPTRE • SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON • SPEAK • STAFF • STARS • TALK • TALKING • THOMAS KIRK • TROIA • TROY • VASE • VEIL (CLOTHING) • VEIL • WATER
