Patras: Greeks rise up against the Turks and massacre them at the castle of Patras, 1821. Etching by V. Gaiassi, 1844.
- Gaiassi, Vincenzo, 1801-1861.
- Date:
- [1844]
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- 43056i
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Episode described in: François Charles H.L. Pouqueville, Histoire de la régénération de la Grèce, lib. IV, ch. 5, Brussels: Société Typographique, 1825, vol. II, pp. 259-287
Publication/Creation
Rome : [V. Gaiassi], [1844]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; image 31.2 x 42.2 cm
Lettering
I Greci di Patrasso nel dì 5. Aprile 1821, stanchi delle barberie dei Turchi, li assalgono facendo per la prima volta di essi orrida strage. Pouq. "St. della ri. greca", lib. 4 c. 5. Ai nobili signori Luigi Mastricola e Vincenza Pfyffer amatori delle arti belle nel dì delle nozze cui arrise Amore e Bellezza, Vincenzo Gajassi offriva. Gajassi inv. dis. e inc. Roma
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Creator/production credits
Designed, drawn and engraved by Vincenzo Gaiassi as a present to Luigi Mastricola and Vincenza Pfyffer, on their wedding in October 1844
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Wellcome Collection 43056i
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