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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Aeneas lands in Thrace published 1654

RCIN 802004

Aeneas lands in Thrace

Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

Aeneas lands in Thrace published 1654

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

In left foreground Aeneas kneels on shore where he has landed, and holds in right hand small bush he has uprooted. On right, a bullock being led to the altar for sacrifice. Plate to Works of Virgilius. 1st state
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Creator(s)

Search the collection Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)
(etcher)

After
Search the collection Francis Cleyn (1582-1658)
(designer)

Search the collection Ogilby, John: London
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General Subject Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Religions of antiquity
Classical mythology
Aeneas
Sacrifices
Science, Medicine and Technology
Agriculture and related techniques
Animal husbandry
Cattle & oxen
Bulls
Places
Ancient world
Ancient Greece
Thráki [Ancient Greece]

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