In this chromolithograph, a figure is dressed in classical robes and seated on a stone. Nearby a dark, nude male figure stands waiting. All figures wear laurel wreaths. Below are a lion, eagle, deer and nude woman. Frame 3/4 in. gold and brown frame.
prints (visual works)
chromolithography
paper (fiber product)
Classical
figure- and animal-derived motifs
deers
lion
men (male humans)
women (female humans)
Unidentified Paper
Chromo Lithograph
Classical
Man
Woman
Lion
Eagle
Deer
PICTURE, HISTORICAL
On the back of the print the following words have been attached on a label: ""T--lefo Nutrito Da Una Cerva/ (Proveniente Da Ercolano)/ Napoli-Museo Nazionale"" Printed on the print's backing: ""The D. & M. Art Co./ --87 Lisbon Street/ Lewiston Maine/ `Where Framing is an Art.'""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
The D. & M. Art Co. (Framer)
Lewiston, ME, USA
14.5 x 11.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.1541
Maine (United States)
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