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18th Century Engraving Antiquities of Athens James Basire Architecture
Karen Tarleton
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18th Century Engraving Antiquities of Athens James Basire Architecture

18th century
For Sale by Karen Tarleton
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Large engraving by James Basire of the Antiquities of Athens.

The Choregic monument of Lysicrates is one of the earliest in Greece to use the Corinthian architectural order. The frieze running around the top of the monument show Dionysos and his satyrs attacking some pirates who had kidnapped him. The defeated pirates jumped overboard and turned into dolphins.

Please look at my other items as I do have others for sale.

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Karen 07866 475069

Physical Dimensions
Height
37cm (14.57")
Width
53cm (20.87")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
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Karen Tarleton has dated this Antiquities of Athens Engraving to the 18th Century.

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Large engraving by James Basire of the Antiquities of Athens.
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The Choregic monument of Lysicrates is one of the earliest in Greece to use the Corinthian architectural order.
Karen Tarleton

The frieze running around the top of the monument show Dionysos and his satyrs attacking some pirates who had kidnapped him. The defeated pirates jumped overboard and turned into dolphins.

Please look at my other items as I do have others for sale.

FREE shipping

Many thanks

Karen 07866 475069

Height
37cm (14.57")
Width
53cm (20.87")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Karen Tarleton has dated this Antiquities of Athens Engraving to the 18th Century.

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SA569261
Karen Tarleton
Sellingantiques verified Since Mar 2011
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An eighteenth-century monochrome copperplate engraving depicting classical Greek figures in relief on laid paper.
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Somerset
United Kingdom
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An eighteenth-century monochrome copperplate engraving depicting classical Greek figures in relief on laid paper.
18th Century Engraving Antiquities of Athens James Basire Architecture
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An eighteenth-century monochrome copperplate engraving depicting classical Greek figures in relief on laid paper.
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Published during the eighteenth-century Neoclassical revival, these copperplate engravings documented ancient Greek architecture and sculptural friezes with precise measured drawings for scholars and architects.

Artisans used intaglio printing, incising fine lines into a copper plate with a steel burin, applying oil-based ink, and pressing the image onto handmade cotton or linen rag paper.

Authentic period prints feature distinct plate mark impressions around the image margin, laid paper with visible chain lines or watermarks, and characteristic hand-engraved line hatching.

Frame monochrome prints in slim dark wood mouldings with generous archival mounts to integrate them into modern gallery walls or traditional study spaces.

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