Palmyra, Syria: Louis-François Cassas, received by an Arab chief in the temple of Bel, offers him bottles of liquids and pistols. Engraving by S.C. Miger after L.F. Cassas.

  • Cassas, Louis François, 1756-1827.
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[germinal an. VI [1798]]
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2851433i
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Palmyra, Syria: Louis-François Cassas, received by an Arab chief in the temple of Bel, offers him bottles of liquids and pistols. Engraving by S.C. Miger after L.F. Cassas. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[Paris] : [Imprimerie de la République], [germinal an. VI [1798]]

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 41.2 x 55.5 cm

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Récéption de l'artiste voyageur chez le chef des Arabe à Palmyre. La scène est au pied du portique qui donne entrée dans le temple du soleil; l'ouverture, pratiquée par les Arabes vers le milieu de ce portique, laisse apercevoir au fond du tableau une partie de l'enceinte du temple. Dessiné par L.F. Cassas. Gravé par S.C. Miger. Bears number: I.e v.e no. 27

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William Schupbach, 'Witness to Palmyra: Louis François Cassas', Wellcome Library blog, 18 April 2016 https://wayback.archive-it.org/16107/20210312210813/http://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2016/04/witness-to-palmyra-louis-francois-cassas/

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