Sculpture on the choragic monument of Lysicrates, Athens: Dionysus seizes a bough from a tree while a pirate is turned into a dolphin. Engraving by J. Basire, 1762.

  • Stuart, James, 1713-1788.
Date:
1762
Reference:
2189099i
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Description

Dionysus, on the right, wearing a panther skin, pulls away a bough by force while a pirate has already started to transform into a dolphin on the left

Publication/Creation

1762

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; platemark 19.8 x 44.7 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Jam.s Basire sculp.t. Chap: IV. Pl: XXII.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2189099i

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