Five cremation urns. Etching after J. Barbault.

  • Barbault, Jean, approximately 1705-1766.
Date:
[between 1760 and 1769?]
Reference:
2498869i
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Five cremation urns. Etching after J. Barbault. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The upper left urn shows a river god raping a nymph. The upper right urn has an inscription identifying the contents as the beloved bones of of an eight year old girl called Elenchio

Publication/Creation

[Rome] : [Bouchard et Gravier?], [between 1760 and 1769?]

Physical description

1 print : etching ; platemark 28.7 x 21.2 cm

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Lettering

Vases cineraires. Barbault del. Bears number: XI. Pl. 36 pag. 28

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2498869i

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