Etruscan Urn Matted Framed Prints Black White - a Pair

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Etruscan Urn Matted Framed Prints Black White Entryway Decor Living Room Wall Art Office Urban Decor Gift Housewarming Gift Interior … Read more Etruscan Urn Matted Framed Prints Black White Entryway Decor Living Room Wall Art Office Urban Decor Gift Housewarming Gift Interior Decor . Pair Framed Neoclassical Etruscan Urn Prints after Henry Moses (1782-1870) from “Vases from the collection of Sir Henry Englefield” first published in London in 1819." Plate 13 depicts an urn decorated with female figure or Bacchante, holding a timpanus, seated between two fauns. A Bacchante refers to a female follower or worshiper of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. Plate 33 shows three vessels, the larger one in the center is decorated with a seated young man holding an offering to a standing female. The plates are inscribed as follows:

PL. 13 and PL. 33
Engraved by Henry Moses.
Published by Rodwell and Martin, New Bond Street, Sept. 1st., 1819 and Nov. 1st., 1819.

Sir Henry Englefield, 7th Baronet (1752-1822) was an English antiquary and astronomer. These are 20th C. prints, nicely matted and framed, ready to display. In very good condition as shown.

Measurements: Frames: 20 3/4 by 17 3/4" approximately. See less