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The emperor Commodus

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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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Roman history

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The emperor Commodus

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Title
The emperor Commodus
Additional title: The young emperor's entrance to the Circus Maximus
Names
Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911 (Artist)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Roman history

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1886
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Topics
Awards
Commodus, Emperor of Rome, 161-192
Emperors -- Rome
Romans -- To 499
Soldiers -- Roman+ -- To 499
Standards (Identifying artifacts) -- To 499
Circus, Roman
Genres
Book illustrations
Art reproductions
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "D. Lothrop & Co., Boston, Mass., U.S.A."--lettered on border.
Source note: Idyls and pastorals. (Boston : D. Lothrop and Co., [c1886]) Thaxter, Celia (1835-1894), Author.
Physical Description
Photogravures
Chine collé prints
Extent: Plate mark 18 x 28 cm
"Wide Awake Art Prints."--lettered on border.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9e865790-c5bf-012f-f7b2-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1853: Creator Born
  • 1886: Issued
  • 1911: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The emperor Commodus" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1886. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5faa-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The emperor Commodus" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5faa-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1886). The emperor Commodus Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5faa-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The emperor Commodus