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The dead brothers

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

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Funerals -- Ancient

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Title
The dead brothers
Additional title: Deaths of Eteocles and Polynices
Names
Flaxman, John, 1755-1826 (Artist)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Funerals -- Ancient

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1879
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON FUNE-Anc
Topics
Death
Funeral rites & ceremonies
Funeral processions
Grief
Mythology, Greek
Polyneices (Greek mythology)
Eteocles (Greek mythology)
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Eteocles & Polynices, rulers of Thebes, met in combat & each was slain by the other's hand."
Source note: From Stories from the Greek tragedians. (New York Dodd, Mead Company 1879) Flaxman, John (1755-1826), Illustrator. Church, Alfred John (1829-1912), Author.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 8.7 x 16.5 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2abdf4b0-c5be-012f-0e36-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1755: Creator Born
  • 1826: Creator Died
  • 1879: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The dead brothers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1879. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-2fd4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The dead brothers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-2fd4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1879). The dead brothers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-2fd4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The dead brothers