The Temple of Erictheus at Athens. Le Temple d'Erictheus a Athénes.
R. Dalton del: J.S.Muller Sc:
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament April 12.th 1751.
Engraving. Plate: 380 x 245mm (15 x 9¾"), with very large margins.
A view of the Erectheion, an ancient Greek temple on the Acropolis in Athens. One of the six cariatyds supporting the porch, depicted here on the left, was removed by Lord Elgin in 1801 and now resides in the British Musuem. This is a plate from Richard Dalton's 'Antiquites and Views in Greece and Egypt, with the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, from Drawings made on the spot A.D. 1749' 1751. The plates were popular and were reprinted in various studies of antiquities and are some of the earliest images of Greec and Egypt compiled by an Englishman.
[Ref: 41359] £180.00
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament April 12.th 1751.
Engraving. Plate: 380 x 245mm (15 x 9¾"), with very large margins.
A view of the Erectheion, an ancient Greek temple on the Acropolis in Athens. One of the six cariatyds supporting the porch, depicted here on the left, was removed by Lord Elgin in 1801 and now resides in the British Musuem. This is a plate from Richard Dalton's 'Antiquites and Views in Greece and Egypt, with the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, from Drawings made on the spot A.D. 1749' 1751. The plates were popular and were reprinted in various studies of antiquities and are some of the earliest images of Greec and Egypt compiled by an Englishman.
[Ref: 41359] £180.00