School of the vestals
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1624845
Item data
Title
School of the vestals
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Religion -- Ancient -- Rome
Names
Goupil & Cie (Printer of plates)
Leroux, Louis-Hector, 1829-1900 (Artist)
Gebbie & Barrie (Copyright holder)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1880
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Rome -- Religion
Braziers
Altars
Cauldrons
Priests -- Rome -- To 499
Women priests -- Rome -- To 499
Vestal virgins
Interiors -- Rome -- To 499
Genres
Notes
Original Version: "From the original painting in the collection of Mr. John Jacob Astor, New York."--lettered on border.
Source Identifier: 116 (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID)
Content: Tending the sacred fire of Vesta.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Hector Leroux, pinx." "Copyright 1881 by G. B. [Gebbie & Barrie]" "Gravure Goupil & Cie."--lettered on border.
Physical Description
Photogravures
Extent: 17.5 x 26.2 cm
Tear on image.
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9574c590-c5bf-012f-4729-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1880
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "School of the vestals" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1880. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9574c590-c5bf-012f-4729-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1880). School of the vestals Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9574c590-c5bf-012f-4729-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "School of the vestals" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9574c590-c5bf-012f-4729-58d385a7bc34
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