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Helen is led away by Menelaus, King of Sparta, who wears a cuirass, holding lance pointed to the earth

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Costume -- Ancient -- Greece

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Title
Helen is led away by Menelaus, King of Sparta, who wears a cuirass, holding lance pointed to the earth
Names
Housselin, Alexis Louis Pierre (Engraver)
Fourquemin, active 1835-1853 (Lithographer)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Costume -- Ancient -- Greece

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1844 - 1861
Topics
Helen of Troy (Greek mythology)
Paris (Legendary character)
Clothing & dress -- Greece -- To 499
Greeks -- To 499
Men -- Clothing & dress -- Greece -- To 499
Women -- Clothing & dress -- Greece -- To 499
Spears -- To 499
Menelaus (Greek mythology)
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Notes
Content: Printed on border: "T. III." "Pl. LVII B." Foxing on image. Written on border: "Helen wears a radiated stephane and is veiled as a young married woman. Iris is winged and holds a caduceus. Paris crowned with myrtle holds a bow. The three figures at left could also be Apollo, Marpessa and Ida. From Auserlesane Vasenbilder by Garhard."
Source note: Elite des monuments céramographiques : matériaux pour l''histoire des religions et des moeurs de l''antiquité. (Paris : Leleux, 1844-1861) Lenormant, Charles (1802-1859), Author.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 23 x 26 cm. (8 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17566905
Barcode: 33333159254909
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ffa931f0-c548-012f-ea87-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1844: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The New York Public Library. "Helen is led away by Menelaus, King of Sparta, who wears a cuirass, holding lance pointed to the earth" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844 - 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f0f9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. "Helen is led away by Menelaus, King of Sparta, who wears a cuirass, holding lance pointed to the earth" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f0f9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1844 - 1861). Helen is led away by Menelaus, King of Sparta, who wears a cuirass, holding lance pointed to the earth Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f0f9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Helen is led away by Menelaus, King of Sparta, who wears a cuirass, holding lance pointed to the earth