[A Roman painting of dwarfs, a hippopotamus and crocodiles.]
Camillo Paderni delin. J. Mynde sculp. [London: George Turnbull, 1740.] Engraving, 18th century watermark. 390 x 360mm (15½ x 14¼"), large margins. Margin rebuilt lower right, just affecting plate, repair to fold. A bizarre scene of two dwarfs guarding an island with classical temples and an altar. One raises a spear at an angry-looking hippopotamus. A plate from George Turnbull's 'A Treatise on Ancient Painting: containing observations on the rise, progress, and decline of that art amongst the Greeks and Romans''. Unfortunately the text (available on archive.org) gives no details of its origin or meaning.
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