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Egyptian, Grecian, and Roman Costume; in forty outlines

Print
1810 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting a dancing girl, wearing a peplos fastened on each shoulder by a clasp. Her hair is braided and she wears a beaded necklace.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Egyptian, Grecian, and Roman Costume; in forty outlines (series title)
  • Dancing Girl (published title)
Materials and techniques
engraving on paper
Brief description
'Dancing Girl', illustration from Egyptian, Grecian, and Roman Costume; in forty outlines, engraving by Thomas Baxter, London, 1810
Physical description
Print depicting a dancing girl, wearing a peplos fastened on each shoulder by a clasp. Her hair is braided and she wears a beaded necklace.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.875in (Note: cut to)
  • Width: 5.875in (Note: cut to)
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1916-1918, London: HMSO, 1920.
Marks and inscriptions
T. Baxter del et sculp. (signed)
Credit line
Given by Herbert Eccles
Object history
According to Baxter, this image is taken from a picture found in Herculaneum. It also resembles one of the Greek bronze sculptures of dancing girls found in the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum.
Subjects depicted
Association
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1916-1918, London: HMSO, 1920.
  • 'Egyptian, Grecian, and Roman Costume; in forty outlines, with descriptions, selected, drawn & engraved, by Thomas Baxter', London: 1810.
Collection
Accession number
E.1828-1917

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