Terpsichore or Erato
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1623544
Item data
Title
Terpsichore or Erato
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Mythology -- Muses
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1789 - 1819
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Muses (Greek deities)
Goddesses -- Greek
Sculpture
Lyres
Cameos, Ancient
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: "Dessiné par Chaselat fils." "Gravé par Masquelier."--printed on border.
Content: Written on border: "Muse, either Clio, Calliope or Erato. Engraved by Onesas and Allion"
Source Note: Tableaux, statues, bas-reliefs et camées de la Galerie de Florence et du Palais Pitti. (Paris : Masquelier, 1789-1819) Mongez (1747-1835), Author.
Physical Description
Etchings
Engravings
Extent: 15.1 x 14.4 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ff542710-c5be-012f-ca61-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1789
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Terpsichore or Erato" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1789 - 1819. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ff542710-c5be-012f-ca61-58d385a7bc34
APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1789 - 1819). Terpsichore or Erato Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ff542710-c5be-012f-ca61-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Terpsichore or Erato" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 12, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ff542710-c5be-012f-ca61-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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