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Peleus, Greek hero, king of Phthia, husband of Thetis and father of Achilles, performing a purification ritual at a fountain. Engraved scarabeus, carnelian and dactylotheca from the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Mezzotint copperplate engraving by John Spilsbury from his Collection of Fifty Prints from Antique Gems, John Boydell, London, 1785.
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Peleus, Greek hero, king of Phthia, husband of Thetis and father of Achilles, performing a purification ritual at a fountain. Engraved scarabeus, carnelian and dactylotheca from the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Mezzotint copperplate engraving by John Spilsbury from his Collection of Fifty Prints from Antique Gems, John Boydell, London, 1785.
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5204 x 6030 px | 89.8 MB
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44.1 x 51.1 cm | 17.3 x 20.1 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ACHILLES • ANCIENT HISTORY • ANTIQUARIAN • CARNELIAN • CHARLES FRANCIS GREVILLE • CITY OF LONDON • CLASSICAL HISTORY • COLLECTION OF FIFTY PRINTS FROM ANTIQUE GEMS • COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING • CULT • DACTYLOTHECA • DAD • FATHER • FOUNTAIN • FOUNTAINS • FUENTE • GEORGIAN • GREEK HERO • GREEK MYTH • GREEK MYTH: ACHILLES • HUSBAND • JOHN BOYDELL • JOHN SPILSBURY • KING OF PHTHIA • LONDON • LONDON. • MYTH: ROMAN • MYTHOLOGY • PELEUS • PURIFICATION • REGENCY • RITE • RITUAL • ROMAN MYTH • SCARABEUS • SHOWER STALL • SHOWER • SHOWER-BATH • THETIS • WAR, TROJAN: ACHILLES • WATER • MEZZOTINT
