Triptolemus sitting in his winged chariot, flanked by tow men
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817445
Item data
Title
Triptolemus sitting in his winged chariot, flanked by tow men
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
Costume -- Ancient -- Greece
Names
Housselin, Alexis Louis Pierre (Engraver)
Fourquemin, active 1835-1853 (Lithographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1844 - 1861
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC COSTU-Anc-Gr
Subjects
Clothing & dress -- Greece -- To 499
Greeks -- To 499
Men -- Clothing & dress -- Greece -- To 499
Staffs (Sticks) -- To 499
Triptolemus (Greek mythology)
Chariots -- Greece -- To 499
Genres
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Triptolemus seated in his winged chariot is crowned with myrtle and holds a sceptre and a phial. Prosperine, wearing a radiated stephane, holds an [illegible] and a torch. [illegible] stephane and holds a burning torch [illegible] collection." Printed on border: "T. III." "Pl. LIV."
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 22 x 28 cm. (8 3/4 x 11 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17566905
Barcode: 33333159254420
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 07f32860-c549-012f-80e4-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1844
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MLA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Triptolemus sitting in his winged chariot, flanked by tow men" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844 - 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/07f32860-c549-012f-80e4-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1844 - 1861). Triptolemus sitting in his winged chariot, flanked by tow men Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/07f32860-c549-012f-80e4-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Triptolemus sitting in his winged chariot, flanked by tow men" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/07f32860-c549-012f-80e4-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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