Mylasa, Turkey: a sepulchral monument. Etching by W. Byrne after W. Pars, 1764.

  • Pars, William, 1742-1782.
Date:
[1797]
Reference:
2141832i
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Description

Milas (ancient Greek Mylasa) is an ancient city and the seat of the district of the same name in Muğla Province in southwestern Turkey. In the print, a sepulchral monument is shown with Corinthian columns above. Next to the monument a few local men have a picnic while chatting in their traditional clothes such as turban, salwar and gown. A standing man is dressed in a more modern style, perhaps an English tourist. The town of Mylasa (Milas) is seen at left behind

Publication/Creation

[London] : [Society of Dilettanti], [1797]

Physical description

1 print : etching, with engraving ; platemark 31.8 x 49.2 cm

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Lettering

Sepulchral monument at Mylasa. Pars delint. Byrne sculpt. Bears number: Pl. XXIV

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2141832i

Reproduction note

After a watercolour by Pars painted in October 1764 and donated by the Society of Dilettanti to the British Museum in 1799

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